I think that the first step in putting together a book on buttons would be
to do an annotated bibliography. At least that would allow us to begin
pinpointing sources and time periods.

On Jan 3, 2008 7:06 AM, Nasca, Paul <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I offer my MA thesis.  I'm hoping to turn it into an article some time
> soon.
>
> Nasca, Paul M.
> 2005    Fostering Pride and Badges of Oppression - A Contextual Study of
> British Military Buttons from Paget Fort, Bermuda, 1778-1820.  Master's
> Thesis, College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology,
> Williamsburg, Virginia.
>
> Mary - Thanks for the insight!
>
> Paul M. Nasca, RPA
> Staff Archaeologist
> George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation
> 1201 Washington Avenue
> Fredericksburg, VA 22401
> Phone: (540) 370-0732 ext. 17
> [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary
> C. Beaudry
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Button Books - let's Share our info!
>
> But let's all hope that the type-variety system of constructing
> typologies
> (for documented historical materials) has found the obscurity it so
> richly
> deserves.
>
> mcb
>
> On Jan 3, 2008 8:48 AM, Doms, Keith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Don't forget
> > Stone, Lyle
> > 1974    Fort Michilimackinac 1715-1781: An Archaeological Perspective
> on
> > the Revolutionary Frontier.  Publications of the Museum Michigan State
> > University.  East Lansing, Michigan.
> >
> > Though it can be cumbersome to extract data from this volume, it has
> > numerous good black and white images, illustrations, and descriptions
> of
> > over 200 recovered civilian and military buttons and sleeve buttons.
> >
> > KRD
> >
>



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