From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail
Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History
Seiten
2007
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-99123-4 (ISBN)
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-99123-4 (ISBN)
Morgan discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. The story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. Along the way, we meet scientists and kings and bear witness as the great emeralds are born, mined, smuggled, cut, and sold. The book also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. From the fastnesses of Afghanistan to the steamy jungles of Colombia and Zimbabwe, from the sands of Egypt to the bitter Urals, this is the story of a stone whose strange journey reflects the yearnings, greed, passions, and longing for beauty of the human race.
Diane Morgan is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Religion and author of fourteen books including The Buddhist Experience in America (Greenwood, 2004).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.3.2007 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-275-99123-7 / 0275991237 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-99123-4 / 9780275991234 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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