About the composition and processing of precious metals from the Serbian medieval mines

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Kovačević-Kojić, D. (2013). About the composition and processing of precious metals from the Serbian medieval mines, (50), 853-861. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881302853K
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About the composition and processing of precious metals from the Serbian medieval mines

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Author

Desanka, Kovačević-Kojić

Journal

Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta

Volume
Issue

50-2

Start page

853

End page

861

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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881302853K

Date

2013-2020/03/08/21:52:17

Abstract

Account Books of the Caboga (Kabužić) Brothers 1426-1433 (Squarço - Reminder, Diary and Ledger) from the Historical Archive of Dubrovnik provide new evidence about the high degree of treatment and composition of precious metals from the Serbian medieval mines. First of all, that the residue, after the purification of unprocessed into fine silver, was copper. Even the price of this process is listed. In the Squarço, in two items in a receipt from 1430, there is previously unknown data about auriferous silver (argento di glama), the composition of which, besides gold, also included copper, and the precisely determined shares of these metals per litre. Apart from the Account Books of the Caboga (Kabužić) Brothers, other written sources and hitherto geological explorations have provided no clues regarding the presence of copper in the auriferous silver mines.

Keywords

Dubrovnik, Venice, Котор, copper, silver, Kotor, Account Books of the, auriferous silver, Caboga (Kabužić) Brothers, fine silver, gold, Serbian mines, бакар, Венеција, гламско сребро, Дубровник, злато, сребро, српски рудници, Трговачке књиге браће Кабужић, фино сребро