| The alloys of tin and copper that long were figured | | | | massive size. These bronze doors were created |
| out to make the stronger and more desirable metal | | | | sometime around 125 A.D., and were considerably |
| alloy of bronze. Another feature of the bronze | | | | plain with no sort of decorations within the bronze |
| material is the capability to contract and expand | | | | doors themselves. |
| during solidification, and this makes the material of | | | | In Italy, the merchant Pantaleone of Amalfi designed |
| bronze absolutely perfect for casting purposes. When | | | | the bronze doors from Constantinople. The father |
| bronze that is caste there are several techniques of | | | | and son team made a good profit from their |
| bronze decoration such as inlaying, engraving, niello, | | | | Amalfi-Constantimople operations of bronze trades. |
| gilding, damascening, and enameling. | | | | The first bronze door works crafted by the |
| Since bronze varies from the metal alloy material of | | | | Amalfi-Constantinople trading Company was the door |
| brass, there had been a past popularity, especially in | | | | of the Cathedral of Amalfi, and this early bronze door |
| the ancient times of Italy, there have been a good | | | | artworks, and included images of the saints upon the |
| number of brass doors that still stand today. These | | | | four panels set in silver inlay, along with the rest of |
| were designed in two different ways, with one being | | | | the door panels being highly decorated with the |
| a full bronze door caste or several individual bronze | | | | forms of crosses. |
| panels being designed and applied to the large | | | | The next gift of bronze doors was the door of |
| wooden doorframe. | | | | bronze especially made for the Abbey of |
| The reason for so few bronze originally ancient | | | | Montecassino, and it had been engraved with all of |
| items, such as doors and artworks, and medieval | | | | the churches of Abbey and the possession names. |
| bronze items left today is because so many past | | | | This door still exists today, but has been put in the |
| bronze items would be melted down to make guns, | | | | middle of two other doors for a convenient church |
| swords, other weapon types and other desired items | | | | entrance. |
| suited toward those that have taken over any | | | | The bronze door of the Major Basilica of San Paolo |
| particular area of concurring. | | | | Fuori le Mura in Rome is also an ancient Bronze door |
| When it comes to the few rare surviving bronze | | | | that is made up of 54 scenic panels pertaining to the |
| doors of ancient Rome, the Pantheon of Rome | | | | old and new testaments, and is currently located in |
| comes to mind, due to the bronze doors of a | | | | the Porta Santa. |