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Lapidarium : the secret lives of stones / Hettie Judah.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [New York] : Penguin Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2022Description: 335 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143137412
  • 0143137417
Other title:
  • Secret life of stone : lapidarium
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Stones and power -- Sacred stones -- Stones and stories -- Stone technology -- Shapes in stone -- Living stones -- A lexicon of lithic lingo.
Summary: "Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this book is a collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared history. Through the realms of art, myth, geology, philosophy, and power, the author tells the story of humanity through the minerals and materials that have allowed humans to evolve and create. Lapidarium uses the stories of these sixty stones to explore how human culture has formed stone, and the roles stone has played in forming human culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 553.8 J92 Available 33111011258718
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this book is a beautifully designed collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared history

The earliest scientists ground and processed minerals in a centuries-long quest for a mythic stone that would prolong human life. Michelangelo climbed mountains in Tuscany searching for the sugar-white marble that would yield his sculptures. Catherine the Great wore the wealth of Russia stitched in gemstones onto the front of her bodices.

Through the realms of art, myth, geology, philosophy and power, the story of humanity can be told through the minerals and materials that have allowed us to evolve and create. From the Taiwanese national treasure known as the Meat-Shaped Stone to Malta's prehistoric "fat lady" temples carved in globigerina limestone to the amethyst crystals still believed to have healing powers, Lapidarium is a jewel box of sixty far-flung stones and the stories that accompany them. Together, they explore how human culture has formed stone, and the roles stone has played in forming human culture.

"First published in Great Britain by John Murray (Publishers), a Hachette UK company, 2022"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-327) and index.

Introduction -- Stones and power -- Sacred stones -- Stones and stories -- Stone technology -- Shapes in stone -- Living stones -- A lexicon of lithic lingo.

"Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this book is a collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared history. Through the realms of art, myth, geology, philosophy, and power, the author tells the story of humanity through the minerals and materials that have allowed humans to evolve and create. Lapidarium uses the stories of these sixty stones to explore how human culture has formed stone, and the roles stone has played in forming human culture"-- Provided by publisher.

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