ON The Embalmment Of S. Francesco Caracciolo

Archaeometry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1100-1113

  Rasmussen, K L ^a   Torino, M ^b   Glastrup, J ^c   Ramseyer, N T ^d   Bjerregaard, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Universita degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

As; Embalmment; Hg; Renaissance; S. francesco caracciolo

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; MEDIEVAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PRESERVATION; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ABRUZZI; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84869875320     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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