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Chemical Aspects of Medieval Arabic Minting in a Treatise By Mansur ibn Bacra
Martin Levey
Japanese Studies in the History of Science, Supplement 1 / 1971.
The History of Science Society of Japan, Tokyo
136pp
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CONTENTS Download the Contents Page PDF (Open Access) |
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| Preface Download the Preface Page PDF(Open Access) |
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| Arabic Minting | ||
| I | Arabic Chemical Technology | 1 |
| II | Noble Metals in Currency and Their legality | 11 |
| III | Origin of Minerals and Their Chemical Treatment | 17 |
| IV | Parting of Gold and Silver | 22 |
| V | Refining of Gold for Coinage | 25 |
| VI | Testing of Gold and Gold Coins | 28 |
| VII | Refining of Silver for Coinage of Dirhams | 31 |
| VIII | Polishing of Gold and Silver Flans | 35 |
| IX | Varia Regarding Some Mint Operations and Apparatus | 37 |
| X | Medicinal Properties of Gold | 43 |
| Translation of “Revelation of Secrets of the Operations in the Egyptian Mint” from the Arabic | 47 | |
| Notes | 82 | |
| Glossary | 126 | |
| Index | 129 | |