During
the Renaissance, materials such as silver, gold, enamels
and precious stones inlaids were more frequently used.
However, it is not possible to escape to changes that
marked Man's development through History. In the XVII
and XVIII centuries, with the baroque development and
splendor, copper was utilized as a supporting material
in monumental works to make big cathedrals interiors more
beautiful.
Brass Door
(Budapest)
In this ages, European novelty boosts the production of clocks,
incorporating the pendulum and the combination "spiral and balance
wheels" to clock machinery and using bronze as a constituent material.
Clock
A
wide variety of instruments and machinery overwhelms the
XIX century, resulting in the use of metals and alloys
available and, again due to its stability and resistance
features, copper is ideal to be used and to solve daily
work.
