The Florentine Florin, a Renaissance Heirloom
The florin was a gold coin introduced by the Republic of Florence in 1252. Known originally as the fiorino d’oro because the coin...
Beauty Products Bring on the Bling with Pure Gold as an Elemental Active Ingredient
As a result of innovations in nanotechnology and nanoscience research at the turn of the 21st century, the high-end cosmetics industry...
Venice’s Golden Palazzo: The Ca d’Oro
The Ca d’Oro is one of the most famous of the Renaissance palazzi along Venice’s Grand Canal. Known as the “House of Gold” by...
Why is gold so valuable?
The world of global finance is abuzz these days with dizzying attempts to determine whether the already historically high price of gold...
A Human Element: Gold from Antiquity to the Present
Along with other advancements such as writing and agricultural, metalworking techniques, especially those used to craft objects in gold,...
