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A unique technology for creating thin gold layers inside medieval glass tesserae.

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: A unique technology, based on a chemical process that creates a thin layer of gold inside medieval glass tesserae, has been identified analysing physicochemical test results, within a project conducted by the Anna Langer Memorial Foundation. The samples studied are part of a collection of glass tesserae, discovered in the remains of the palatium of Duke Mieszko I in Poznań, by archaeologists from Adam Mickiewicz University, working under the direction of Prof. Hanna M. Kóčka

Source: ChemRxiv

DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.15009411/v1

Authors: Zofia Luklinska, Alina Pabisiak, Jerzy J. Langer

Institutions: Queen Mary University of London, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7214168970

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