The french blue and the hope: New data from the discovery of a historical lead cast

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-19

  Farges, François ^a   Sucher, Scott ^b   Horovitz, Herbert ^b   Fourcault, Jean Marc ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MNHN ^*

^c MNHN   (France)

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EID: 67649583480     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.45.1.4     Document Type: Article

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