Corinthian bronze and the gold of the alchemists

Gold Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 60-66

  Jacobson, David M ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54249087707     PISSN: 00171557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216582     Document Type: Article

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