Of Goblins and Gods
The historical and technological significance of cobalt and its compounds Cobalt: named after goblins, allotted to gods. Cobalt and its compounds have had a long and important part to play in history. Metallic cobalt is a modern innovation, vital in the green energy transition. However, cobalt compo...
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| description | The historical and technological significance of cobalt and its compounds Cobalt: named after goblins, allotted to gods. Cobalt and its compounds have had a long and important part to play in history. Metallic cobalt is a modern innovation, vital in the green energy transition. However, cobalt compounds have been used for 3,500 years to create deep-blue pigments, featuring in many important works of art and religious artefacts, associated with heaven, eternity and the divine. Cobalt ores are rare, and their exploitation is a dangerous pursuit. Their co-occurrence with arsenic has led to severe health consequences for workers, which were blamed on supernatural spirits and goblins, “kobolds”, from which the name cobalt is derived. Of Goblins and Gods discusses the state-of-the-art extraction and use of cobalt ores through history, alongside the technology involved in making and applying cobalt pigments in many man-made materials across all regions and periods, from the Death Mask of Tutankhamun and pre-Islamic tiles to Indian manuscripts and the windows of Canterbury Cathedral. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1719872026-04-01T05:07:16Z Of Goblins and Gods Hermansen Bjørnland, Lasse Shortland, Andrew Kemp, Victoria Degryse, Patrick Cobalt Cobalt compounds Pigments Blue color Art and religious artifacts Green energy transition Toxic ores Arsenic Kobolds Etymology of cobalt Extraction technology Man-made materials Provenance Historical use Global scope Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKX Archaeological science, methodology and techniques thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology The historical and technological significance of cobalt and its compounds Cobalt: named after goblins, allotted to gods. Cobalt and its compounds have had a long and important part to play in history. Metallic cobalt is a modern innovation, vital in the green energy transition. However, cobalt compounds have been used for 3,500 years to create deep-blue pigments, featuring in many important works of art and religious artefacts, associated with heaven, eternity and the divine. Cobalt ores are rare, and their exploitation is a dangerous pursuit. Their co-occurrence with arsenic has led to severe health consequences for workers, which were blamed on supernatural spirits and goblins, “kobolds”, from which the name cobalt is derived. Of Goblins and Gods discusses the state-of-the-art extraction and use of cobalt ores through history, alongside the technology involved in making and applying cobalt pigments in many man-made materials across all regions and periods, from the Death Mask of Tutankhamun and pre-Islamic tiles to Indian manuscripts and the windows of Canterbury Cathedral. 2026-02-13T05:36:22Z 2026-02-13T05:36:22Z 2026-02-12T09:54:23Z 2026 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109929 9789461667090 9789461667083 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/171987 eng Studies in Archaeological Sciences open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109929/1/9789461667083.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109929/1/9789461667083.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109929/1/9789461667083.pdf Leuven University Press Leuven University Press 10.11116/9789461667090 10.11116/9789461667090 9e472607-bec3-4b15-ba3f-f05039722389 9789461667090 9789461667083 Leuven University Press 300 Leuven open access |
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| topic | Cobalt Cobalt compounds Pigments Blue color Art and religious artifacts Green energy transition Toxic ores Arsenic Kobolds Etymology of cobalt Extraction technology Man-made materials Provenance Historical use Global scope Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKX Archaeological science, methodology and techniques thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
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