Keys: Their History and Collection (Shire Library)

by EricMonk (Author)

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1999
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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 story of the key.

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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 story of the key.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 72
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Published: 01 Jun 1999
ISBN 10: 0747804222
ISBN 13: 9780747804222

Keys: Their History and Collection (Shire Library)

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