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Paper, 'The manner of making at Norimberg [Nuremberg] in Germany the foliers, which the goldsmiths use to put under the precious stones' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/3i/58

Date: 1671

Description

Paper regarding the manufacture of goldsmiths' foil. The author discusses the materials used, how to prepare the foil, how to polish the foil, how to colour the foil, and the furnace in which the foil is made.

Subject: Metallurgy

Communicated by Monsieur [William] Schroter. Read to the Royal Society on 9 November 1671.

Reference number
CLP/3i/58
Earliest possible date
1671
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'The manner of making at Norimberg [Nuremberg] in Germany the foliers, which the goldsmiths use to put under the precious stones' by unknown author, 1671, CLP/3i/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_58/paper-the-manner-of-making-at-norimberg-nuremberg-in-germany-the-foliers-which-the-goldsmiths-use-to-put-under-the-precious-stones-by-unknown-author, accessed on 19 April 2026

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