Amber, the Golden Gem of the Ages

Rice, Patty C.

ISBN 10: 0442261381 / ISBN 13: 9780442261382

Edité par Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1980

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Complete printing number line. Light wear. Dust jacket spine is sunned, and dust jacket has edge wear. K12.

N° de réf. du vendeur 015770

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Amber, the Golden Gem of the Ages
• Éditeur: Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
• Date de parution: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0442261381
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780442261382
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Geology
  • Lapidary

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Synopsis

Book by Rice Patty C

Présentation de l'éditeur

Amber: Golden Gem of the Ages, Fourth Edition is unique --· because it describes the Baltic amber industry which has utilized amber as a gem stone throughout the ages. It also describes a variety of fossil resins, their characteristic and locations. It includes the most recent research and directs other researchers to sources such the internet and publications. · The mining of amber in Kaliningrad and Gdansk hydraulic extraction are featured in a photo-documentation format. This feature is very unique. The book also includes photos of mines dug in Bayaguana and Santiago, Dominican Republic. · It includes illustration and descriptions of outstanding amber artists as well as the leading scientists studying amber as a fossil resin. The description of the Amber Room and its restoration that opened to the public in May 2003 is current and unique.The original version of this book was considered a definitive work-- a reference for other amber researchers and scientists. In the late 1980's modern scientific equipment revolutionized the thinking about amber. The fossil insects were studied to reveal information about evolution of the fauna and flora of prehistoric times. TheFourth Edition includes descriptions of work of David Grimaldi, Rob DeSalle, George Poinar, and Raul Cano, pioneers in DNA research from amber fossils. George Poinar donated photographs of many of his discoveries of "first" published representatives of various classes of insects and parasites. This book includes something for everyone studying amber from a variety of points of view. Even archaeological finds and mythological information gives amber a humanistic side since amber was used by primitive people in many cultures. &