{"product_id":"of-goblins-and-gods-3-500-years-of-cobalt-and-its-pigments-hardcover","title":"Of Goblins and Gods: 3,500 Years of Cobalt and Its Pigments - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Shortland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLasse Hermansen Bjørnland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCobalt: named after goblins, allotted to gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCobalt 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. \u003ci\u003eOf Goblins and Gods\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributing authors: Dennis Braekmans (KU Leuven), Lasse H. Bjornland (Blaafarvev rket), Patrick Degryse (KU Leuven), Michelle Derrick (Museum of Fine Arts Boston), Nigel Dibben (Derbyshire Caving), Katherine Eremin (Harvard Art Museums), Bernard Gratuze (CNRS IRAMAT, Orléans), Victoria Kemp (The Ashmolean Museum), Jinah Kim (Harvard University), Penley Knipe (Harvard Art Museums), Christian Lechelt (Museum Schloss Fürstenberg), Moujan Matin (University of Toronto), Erin Mysak (Harvard University), Richard Newman (Museum of Fine Arts Boston), A. Mark Pollard (University of Oxford), Georgina Rayner (Harvard Art Museums), Nadine Schibille (CNRS IRAMAT, Orléans), Andrew Shortland (Cranfield University), Jens Storre (independent), Yun Zhang (Harvard University).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Shortland is professor of Archaeological Science at Cranfield University, working on the identification and interpretation of material culture from the ancient and historical worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Kemp is postdoctoral research assistant at the Ashmolean Museum, applying surface imaging techniques and compositional analysis to study painting materials and techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLasse Hermansen Bjørnland is historian and museum pedagogist, working at the Norwegian Blue Colour Works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Degryse is professor of Archaeometry at KU Leuven, studying the history and use of mineral resources in ancient technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46167082959045,"sku":"9789462704985","price":186.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/icIgoTQYio9789462704985.webp?v=1777704793","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/of-goblins-and-gods-3-500-years-of-cobalt-and-its-pigments-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}