Lapidarium : The Secret Lives of Stones - Hettie Judah
Lapidiaries are books that aim to catalogue different rocks and their properties and idiosyncracies. One of my favourite museums is The Lapworth Museum of Geology in Birmingham which gives a thrilling tour of the different rocks in its collection.
In this book Hettie Judah explores the stories behind sixty stones that have shaped and inspired human history, from Dorset fossil-hunters to Chinese philospophers, from Catherine the Great to Michelangelo. She explains why alchemists sought cinnabar and sulphur and describes the lost amber room of Frederick of Prussia
Hardback. 336 pages.
Measurements:
14.5cm x 22.3cm x 3cm
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