Rácz Tibor Ákos: A múltnak kútja. Fiatal középkoros regészek V. konferenciájának tanulmánykötete - A Ferenczy Múzeum kiadványai, A. sorozat: Monográfiák 3. (Szentendre, 2014)
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English Summaries Boglárka Lengyel Material Analysis and Reconstruction of Metal Yarns of Three, Sixteenth-Century Coronets While attempting to conserve and restore metal wires of sixteenth-century coronets, the author of the present study felt increasingly the need to create reconstructions of the wires and, eventually, their replicas. There are a number of issues related to the problem of production techniques, which can be answered in the process of making. Based on the results of previous research, she has experimented with the possible techniques, or rather steps implied by the results of material analyses, or technical features of the objects. For the present experiment, she chose three very similar wires, which were parts of sixteenth-century finds, the replicas of which she planned to create with similar designs and identical looks, by using the same kind of materials for the wires. Effective production was also an aspect, and since there are literally kilometres long metal threads applied on the artefacts, it was not just a few centimetres long fragments she aimed at producing. Following the accurate preparation of the raw materials, metal yarns could be spun freehand around the core thread resulting in a look that was consistent with the original design, not just to the naked eye, but also under the microscope. Using a spindle, the process was made easier, especially when making longer metal yarns. Working without a spindle is, however, a possible method - among many - of producing metal yarns. It may be assumed that using some kind of tool would have made it possible to work faster or to roll the yarns around the thread in a more regular way. When cutting the metal foil, and when doing it with a knife, the form of the edges was similar to what can be seen at the ends of the yarns of medieval metal threads, whereas it was totally different when using scissors. In the author’s experience, it was faster to roll threads from wires, than working from foils, since the sections of threads can be longer, and less joints will be needed, which would otherwise slow down the process of rolling. The fact that it is possible to produce similar metal yarns which appear on sixteenth-century artefacts provide a means to create accurate reconstructions of coronets whereby metal threads were applied, or even lace replicas. New experiments may highlight other methods of working with metal yarns, for example, how to prepare laces. Reconstructions accomplished so far illustrate how a coronet would look like without damages, missing fragments, or corrosions. 472
