Keys: Their History and Collection Paperback - 1997

Name: Keys: Their history and collection (Shire Library)
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Author: Monk, Eric
ISBN: 9780747804222

by Eric Monk

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From the publisher

The oldest keys known to exist date from around 4,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. These were simple wooden cylinders that were part of a mechanism to secure doors. By the time of the Roman Empire, metal keys were in common usage and had begun to adopt the recognizable pattern of keys today. This book tells the complete story of the key, backed by numerous photos from all time periods.

Today, old keys are more than just security mechanisms. They are highly collectable artifacts that can either be artistically beautiful or coldly functional, but either way, they can help us unlock the secrets of the past.

Details

Title Keys: Their History and Collection
Author Eric Monk
Binding Paperback
Edition 2nd
Pages 72
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Shire Publications, Princes Risborough, Bucks., United Kingdom
Publication date August 1997
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780747804222 / 0747804222
Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
Dimensions 8.28 x 5.85 x 0.22 in (21.03 x 14.86 x 0.56 cm)
Category Antiques / Collectibles
Library of Congress subjects Locks and keys - History, Locks and keys - Collectors and collecting
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009502062
Dewey Decimal Code 683.320

About the author

Following service with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, Eric Monk joined the building industry, initially as an architectural draughtsman, then as a designer of specialized building products and subsequently in technical sales in the industry. He has now returned to his first interest - the drawing board - and works as a freelance illustrator, mainly of architectural subjects. A founder member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, he operates from his home in the delightful Cotswold village of Minchinhampton, where he enjoys recording with his pen the stone buildings of the area.