On the Composition and Processing of Precious Metals Mined in Medieval Serbia
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Accounting books of the Caboga (Kabužić) brothers 1426-1433 (Squarço/Reminder, Journal and Main Ledger) kept at the Historical Archives of Dubrovnik provide new evidence for the composition and advanced levels of processing of precious metals from Serbian medieval mines. Notably, that the residue left after the process of obtaining fine silver was copper. Even the price of the refining process is specified. Two items of a transaction entered in the Squarço in 1430 contain some previously unknown data about auriferous silver (argento di glama). Besides gold, it also contained copper and, moreover, the ratio of the two per pound is specified. Apart from the Caboga brothers’ accounting books, neither the other written sources nor geological research have provided any indication about the presence of copper in the auriferous silver mines.
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Serbian mines / medieval Serbia / silver / auriferous silver / gold / copper / Accounting books of the Caboga (Kabužić) brothers / Ragusa (Dubrovnik) / Kotor (Cattaro) / VeniceSource:
Balcanica, 2014, XLV, 97-106Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0350-76531445097Khttps://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/5713
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Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR AU - Kovačević-Kojić, Desanka PY - 2014 UR - http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0350-76531445097K UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/5713 AB - Accounting books of the Caboga (Kabužić) brothers 1426-1433 (Squarço/Reminder, Journal and Main Ledger) kept at the Historical Archives of Dubrovnik provide new evidence for the composition and advanced levels of processing of precious metals from Serbian medieval mines. Notably, that the residue left after the process of obtaining fine silver was copper. Even the price of the refining process is specified. Two items of a transaction entered in the Squarço in 1430 contain some previously unknown data about auriferous silver (argento di glama). Besides gold, it also contained copper and, moreover, the ratio of the two per pound is specified. Apart from the Caboga brothers’ accounting books, neither the other written sources nor geological research have provided any indication about the presence of copper in the auriferous silver mines. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - On the Composition and Processing of Precious Metals Mined in Medieval Serbia SP - 97 EP - 106 IS - XLV DO - 10.2298/BALC1445097K UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5713 ER -
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Kovačević-Kojić, D.. (2014). On the Composition and Processing of Precious Metals Mined in Medieval Serbia. in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLV), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1445097K https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5713
Kovačević-Kojić D. On the Composition and Processing of Precious Metals Mined in Medieval Serbia. in Balcanica. 2014;(XLV):97-106. doi:10.2298/BALC1445097K https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5713 .
Kovačević-Kojić, Desanka, "On the Composition and Processing of Precious Metals Mined in Medieval Serbia" in Balcanica, no. XLV (2014):97-106, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1445097K ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5713 .