欧洲十六世纪的金匠们与他们中古时期的前辈们相比,所享受的金与银的供应量要占据很大的优势,南美洲发现的新矿山与所进行的开采为大范围生产贵重金属制品提供了便利。一个世纪之前大批量银制器皿的出现便点明了这个趋势。然而,任何一位金匠仍然意识到了问题的尖锐性:即使他们 The goldsmiths of the sixteenth century in Europe enjoyed a great advantage in the supply of gold and silver compared to their predecessors, and the new mines found in South America and the mines that were exploited were expensive for mass production Metal products provide convenience. The advent of high-volume silverware a century ago illustrates this trend. However, any one goldsmith still realizes the acuteness of the problem: even they