Metal Buttons c.900 BC - c.AD 1700 2nd edition by Brian Read, 242mm x 172mm format; four colour 240gm2 gloss board cover; 160 pp on 115gm 2 silk paper; archaeological line-drawings & many colour photos of 507 buttons & associated objects; & 17 colour or black & white plates ISBN 9780953245062, Principal lustrators: Patrick Read & Nick Griffiths. Foreword by Geoff Egan of the Museum of London. The only available book specialising in the dating & manufacture of old metal-buttons & button-like objects. A must for button collectors, dress historians, archaeologists, metal-detectorists, museum curators, or anyone interested in Britains history & archaeology £16.00 Trade discount: 1— 5 copies 25%, 6 — 10 copies 30% 11 — + copies 40% Plus packing & postage Multiple orders from metal-detecting clubs or other organisations will also attract these discounts Available from: Portcullis Publishing, Meadow View, Wagg Drove, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9ER. Tel: 01458 251823. Email: portcullis2@btinternet.com

 

This book differs from most other publications on buttons, in that examples of metal button-like objects and buttons dating between c .900 BC – c. AD 1700 are subjected to a detailed manufactory analysis, each being described both textually and illustratively.

Although not foolproof, this information is essential for the dress historian, button collector, archaeologist, museum curator, metal-detectorist, dealer, or anyone with an interest, seeking to gauge the age of any particular button.

 

 

 

 

Contents: Late Bronze Age Buttons; Early Iron Age Buttons; Late Iron Age and Roman Period Toggle Fasteners; Roman Period Button-and-Loop Fasteners; Roman Period Buttons; Medieval Buttons; Post-Medieval Buttons and Post-Medieval Cuff Links.

 

242mm x 172mm format;  four colour 240gm2 gloss board cover; 105 pp on 115gm 2 silk paper; archaeological line-drawings and many colour photos of 410 buttons and associated objects; and 16 colour plates. ISBN 0953245063

 

Principal illustrators: Patrick Read & Nick Griffiths. Foreword by Geoff Egan of the Museum of London.

 

Published by Portcullis Publishing,
 Meadow View, Wagg Drove, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9ER.  Tel: 01458 251823.
E-mail: portcullis@realemail.co.uk

 

Cover price ONLY £16.00, U.K. post free.
 Available from direct from the publisher, cheques only, payable to B. A. Read.
Also available from metal-detector dealers or any bookshop.