Tag: mint

Francesc Paradaltas i Pintó: the Recovery of a Forgotten Biography

Albert Estrada-Rius Why am I writing this post? The reason is to complement, from a personal point of view, the exhibition that can be visited until 1 March in the vestibule of the Joaquim Folch i Torras Library about the figure of Francesc Paradaltas i Pintó (1808-1887). The idea is to return to some of…

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Author: Albert Estrada-Rius

Industrial heritage uncovered: the archaeological excavation at La Seca (The Royal Mint of Barcelona) II

In a previous article we looked at the Mint and its location in the most commercial neighbourhood of Barcelona, its implantation in the urban layout of the area and some of the coins that were made there. In this second part, we now have to imagine a steam-powered factory in the middle of the nineteenth…

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Author: Albert Estrada-Rius