Should a Conservation Treatment Reveal the Secret of Damascus Steel?
This article discusses the treatment of a Damascus steel saddle axe. This type of steel has been known in Europe by many names, most commonly as damascus steel, or more acc…
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The Resurrection of the Hereford Screen
For years the restoration and display of George Gilbert Scott’ s choir screen from Hereford Cathedral seemed an impossible dream, or nightmare depending upon onesR…
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Steam & speed: Industry, power & social change in 19th-century Britain
The emergence of Britain in the Victorian period as the world's most powerful trading nation was the direct result of the process of industrialisation that had transformed …
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Caring for your iron & steel
An overall set of basic guidelines for caring for your iron and steel. It describes the difference between the two materials and how to care for each individually.
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Damascus steel & South Asian arms reading list
Recommended reading about Watered crucible steel or Damascus steel, South Asian arms and armour.
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Caring for Your Metal Objects
How to care for your metal objects, from identifying the metals and other materials, spotting immitations, identifying common problems and how to clean them.
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
MoreEvent - Handmade in Britain
Thu 20 June 2013 14:00
V&A Curator Joanna Norman discusses the ongoing V&A/BBC4 television series Handmade in Britain.
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