This post by Collaborative Doctoral Partnership student Chiara Betti, who is examining the Rawlinson collection of copper plates at the Bodleian Library, is re-blogged from the St John’s College, Oxford, blog where you can read the full text. In 1756 the … Continue reading Copper plates research at the Bodleian Library: the Rawlinson plates

Engraved or etched copper plates offer the intricacy of their surfaces to view. But one of the most important teachable features of these objects may be on the reverse. Turn the plate over, and look for areas of hammering which … Continue reading Copper plates