[Mobile library] From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail: Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History
▲ Diane Morgan ▲
| #3506377 in Books | 2007-03-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.48 x.99 x6.50l,.99 | File Name: 0275991237 | 192 pages
||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Nice Little Book on the Green Stone|By H. Campbell|This book is a quick read about this beautiful gemstone. It balances history with science and culture, though unless you're a die-hard emeraldophile you may get more info than you care for. I enjoyed the lore and myth associated with the stone more than anything else. It would have been nice to have had color photoes of some o||"Morgan traces emeralds through time in an interesting mixture of technical information and completely nontechnical to nearly rhetorical discussions. A significant portion of the work emphasizes mythic and magical aspects of emeralds and related minerals, alo
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 ju...
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