Browsing Institutt for materialteknologi by Author "Ulseth, Pål"
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A Catalogue of Bone-Ash Cupels dating from AD 1500-1537 found in the Archbishop's Palace, Trondheim, during Archaeological Excavations in 1991-1995
Risvaag, Jon Anders; Lohne, Otto; Ulseth, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)During the archaeological excavations in the Archbishop’s Palace in Trondheim in 1991– 1995, three successive mints dating from about AD 1500–1537 were uncovered. A high number of bone-ash cupels used for assaying precious ... -
From Calves' Sculls to finished Bone-Ash Cupels and testing of Precious Meetals. An Investigation of the cupellation in the Mint in the Archbishop's Palace, Trondheim, in medieval times
Lohne, Otto; Ulseth, Pål; Risvaag, Jon Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The paper discusses three topics: (1) the production process of bone-ash cupels from bones in calves’ sculls to finished cupels, (2) cupellation of a silver and a gold alloy with known compositions in replica cupels and ... -
A Metallurgical Investigation of the formation of Silver Beads during Cupellation of a 925 0/00 Silver Alloy
Lohne, Otto; Ulseth, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the late 15th century and fi rst half of 16th century, the moneyer in the Archbishop’s Palace in Nidaros (present-day Trondheim) struck coins for the last three Norwegian archbishops of Nidaros in the period AD 1475–1537. ... -
The Mint in the Nidaros Archbishop's Palace: Cupellation
Lohne, Otto; Ulseth, Pål; Risvaag, Jon Anders (Skrifter;, Book, 2021)