Did the advent of the blast furnace occur before the 16th century?

Author

Tholander, Erik

Document type

Livre (actes de congrès)

Language

English

Conference name

Dal basso fuoco all'altoforno : atti del 1[ Simposio Valle Camonica 1988, "La siderurgia nell'antichità"

Source

Sibrium. 1989, Vol. 20, 105-114

ISSN

0559-9628

Abstract (en)

Argues that any large Medieval furnace used for iron production was not necessarily a blast furnace, and that the so-called early blast furnaces at Harhyttan and Lapphyttan (Sweden) were actually high bloomeries. Dates the advent of the modern blast furnace in Sweden to 1550-1579.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Sweden
• Blast furnaces
• Forges
• Sweden
• Lapphyttan (SWE)
• Harhyttan (SWE)
• Archaeological finds
• Ironworks
• 1500-1600
• Excavations
• Medieval

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Suède
• Haut fourneau
• Forge
• Suède
• Lapphyttan (SWE)
• Harhyttan (SWE)
• Trouvaille
• Usine sidérurgique
• 1500-1600
• Fouilles
• Moyen Age

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00429391

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