Chapter The œconomia of iron and steel: Material transformations, manual skills, and technical improvement in early modern Sweden

Sweden was a major exporter of iron during the early-modern period, but there was also an important domestic steelmaking. We analyse the Swedish iron and steel trade in a long perspective in a European context. Our approach departs from recent discussions on industrial and scientific developments, i...

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description Sweden was a major exporter of iron during the early-modern period, but there was also an important domestic steelmaking. We analyse the Swedish iron and steel trade in a long perspective in a European context. Our approach departs from recent discussions on industrial and scientific developments, in which the spheres of “Hand” and “Mind” are brought together, and where artisanal skills and natural resources are highlighted. We emphasise how the migration of people, and movements of materials and knowledge, influenced a process of gradual change. A key feature was the ongoing interactions between working people and educated savants. Our conclusion points to the perseverance of artisanal skills well into the nineteenth century, but also towards new links between work, technology, and markets.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1121492025-07-17T10:01:37Z Chapter The œconomia of iron and steel: Material transformations, manual skills, and technical improvement in early modern Sweden Jansson, Måns Rydén, Göran Iron & Steel Skill & Knowledge Nature Technology Markets thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology Sweden was a major exporter of iron during the early-modern period, but there was also an important domestic steelmaking. We analyse the Swedish iron and steel trade in a long perspective in a European context. Our approach departs from recent discussions on industrial and scientific developments, in which the spheres of “Hand” and “Mind” are brought together, and where artisanal skills and natural resources are highlighted. We emphasise how the migration of people, and movements of materials and knowledge, influenced a process of gradual change. A key feature was the ongoing interactions between working people and educated savants. Our conclusion points to the perseverance of artisanal skills well into the nineteenth century, but also towards new links between work, technology, and markets. 2023-08-08T05:38:34Z 2023-08-08T05:38:34Z 2023-08-03T15:02:58Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20230803_9791221500929_23 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/74827 9791221500929 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/112149 eng Datini Studies in Economic History open access image/png image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/74827/1/9791221500929-15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/74827/1/9791221500929-15.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9.15 10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9.15 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a L’economia della conoscenza: innovazione, produttività e crescita economica nei secoli XIII-XVIII / The knowledge economy: innovation, productivity and economic growth, 13th to 18th century 9791221500929 26 Florence open access
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Chapter The œconomia of iron and steel: Material transformations, manual skills, and technical improvement in early modern Sweden
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Skill & Knowledge
Nature
Technology
Markets
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