Minerals and metals in pre-modern India
By: Arun Kumar Biswas.
Publisher: D.K. Printworld
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- India -- History.; Metallurgy -- India -- History.; Minerals -- India -- History.; India -- History -- 1000-1765.; India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
Other titles: Minerals and metals in ancient India.
Notes: " ... may be considered to be the third volume in the series or as a sequel to the earlier two volumes ..."

Earlier volumes published under title: Minerals and metals in ancient India, 1996.

Includes index.

Bibliography p. [221]-224.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Gem-minerals in pre-modern India; title: 3. Non-gem minerals in pre-modern India; title: 4. Iron and steel in pre-modern India-a critical review; title: 5. Brass and zinc in pre-modern India; title: 6. Bidri and other art works in pre-modern India; title: 7. Concluding remarks; title: Plates; title: Bibliography; title: Index.