TY - JOUR AB - The above title is from Philemon Holland's translation of Pliny's Natural History, in 1G01. But cork had uses long before then. Latin scholars may remember that Suber is translated as cork and is mentioned in Virgil, whilst Hippocrates, who lived more than 400 years B.C. is also reported to have stated that cork was a material for floats. VL - 4 IS - 1 SN - 0036-8792 DO - 10.1108/eb052145 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb052145 PY - 1952 Y1 - 1952/01/01 TI - Concerning corke, the bark …. … serveth for many purposes T2 - Industrial Lubrication and Tribology PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 14 EP - 17 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -