Making and Knowing
A minimal edition of BnF Ms Fr 640 in English Translation

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Improving the color of gold

Put some aqua fortis made with vitriol on hot embers. Cover the bottle, that is, the vent, with a tile. Then uncover it and a thick smoke will come out in which you put the gold and it will take on an excellent color.