The Edinburgh Goldsmiths I.The Edinburgh Edinburgh (ĕd`ĭnbərə), city (1991 pop. 433,200) and council area, royal burgh, capital of Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. Leith, part of the city since 1920, is Edinburgh's port. Goldsmiths I Rodney Dietert & Janice Dietert Lulu Press 860 Aviation Parkway, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560 3006 North Triphammer Road, Lansing, NY 14882 (author) 9780615144566, $29.96 www.lulu.com The collaborative work of Rodney and Janice Dietert, "The Edinburgh Goldsmiths I: Training, Marks, Output And Demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. " is a definitive survey of almost five hundred years of the goldsmithing in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 1500s down to the present day and includes both apprentices as well as the freemen goldsmiths themselves. Among the roster of these 1,200 accomplished goldsmiths and their trainees are some of the most distinguished names known to recorded goldsmithing history. "The Edinburgh Goldsmiths I" includes 112 pages of diagrams spanning 15 generations of Scottish history illustrated with 130 photographs of goldsmith marks--many of which are published here for the first time making "The Edinburgh Goldsmiths I" invaluable for genealogist ge·ne·al·o·gy n. pl. ge·ne·al·o·gies 1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree. as well as historians. Enhanced with a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of ancient professions as practiced in Europe, "The Edinburgh Goldsmiths I" is a unique and impressive contribution to scholarship that should be a core part of academic library Metalsmithing, Scottish History, and Genealogical ge·ne·al·o·gy n. pl. ge·ne·al·o·gies 1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree. Studies reference collections. |
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