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Magic Rock Crystal
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Rock crystal as material, mineral, symbol, and ornament. Harder than glass, but softer than diamonds, rock crystal has sparked countless legends concerning its origins and strengths. For a long time, people assumed that this variety of quartz was water that had been solidified to form eternal ice. Since antiquity, rock crystal has been used as a remedy, for fortune-telling, in churches, and at courtly banquets. Artisans used it to create objects with a divine aura. This book assembles breathta…
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- Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 377744054X
- ISBN-13: 9783777440545
- Format: 24.6 x 28.6 x 4.2 cm, hardcover
- Language: English
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Rock crystal as material, mineral, symbol, and ornament. Harder than glass, but softer than diamonds, rock crystal has sparked countless legends concerning its origins and strengths. For a long time, people assumed that this variety of quartz was water that had been solidified to form eternal ice. Since antiquity, rock crystal has been used as a remedy, for fortune-telling, in churches, and at courtly banquets. Artisans used it to create objects with a divine aura. This book assembles breathtaking artworks from antiquity to the Middle Ages, including vessels, crosses, chess pieces, amulets, and magnifying glasses. Contributors draw on a range of fields--art, mineralogy, archaeology, philology, and optics--to explore rock crystal's many angles.EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
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- Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 377744054X
- ISBN-13: 9783777440545
- Format: 24.6 x 28.6 x 4.2 cm, hardcover
- Language: English English
Rock crystal as material, mineral, symbol, and ornament. Harder than glass, but softer than diamonds, rock crystal has sparked countless legends concerning its origins and strengths. For a long time, people assumed that this variety of quartz was water that had been solidified to form eternal ice. Since antiquity, rock crystal has been used as a remedy, for fortune-telling, in churches, and at courtly banquets. Artisans used it to create objects with a divine aura. This book assembles breathtaking artworks from antiquity to the Middle Ages, including vessels, crosses, chess pieces, amulets, and magnifying glasses. Contributors draw on a range of fields--art, mineralogy, archaeology, philology, and optics--to explore rock crystal's many angles.
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