Aurum fulminans is a highly unstable compd. that is recorded on numerous occasions as having caused substantial phys. damage and even a few casualties. Could such a material have found any use in the decorative arts of the 17th and 18th centuries. In this article, we shall present archival evidence showing that aurum fulminans was indeed commonly used by jewelers and enamelers.
Publisher
Division of the History of Chemistry
ISSN
1053-4385
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127880
DOI
https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc2014v039p007
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Copyright 2014 Division of the History of Chemistry
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