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Download or read book Stones written by Cally Oldershaw and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-08-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of our deep and multifaceted connections to geological matter—the very bedrock of our lives. From small beach pebbles to huge megaliths, stones have been revered, collected, enhanced, sculpted, or engraved for practical and artistic purposes throughout the ages. They have been used to delineate boundaries and to build homes and shelters and utilized for cooking, games, and competitions. This surprising and fascinating compendium of stone facts, myths, and stories reveals the impact and importance of stones in our history and culture. Cally Oldershaw introduces the science in an accessible way and covers the aesthetic appeal of stones, their practical uses, and metaphysical properties. With an eclectic mix of examples from the Stone Age to the present, Stones engagingly excavates the story of this essential matter.
Book Synopsis The Book of Stones by : Robert Simmons
Download or read book The Book of Stones written by Robert Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in association with North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California.
Book Synopsis A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by : Frank Bertram Wade
Download or read book A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public written by Frank Bertram Wade and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This American textbook aims to make the understanding and recognition of gemstones easier not only for the jewel merchant but also for the general public. The author was a chemist skilled in the analysis of precious gems.
Download or read book Stone written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Text Book of Precious Stones by : Wade, Frank B.
Download or read book A Text Book of Precious Stones written by Wade, Frank B. and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British and Foreign Building Stones by : John Watson
Download or read book British and Foreign Building Stones written by John Watson and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This descriptive catalogue provides full details and building related information on the rock samples found in the Sedgwick Collection.
Download or read book Stone; an Illustrated Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Swifterbant Stones by : Izabel Devriendt
Download or read book Swifterbant Stones written by Izabel Devriendt and published by Barkhuis. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this research the stone and flint artefacts of the site Swifterbant are analysed. Attention is focussed on the Neolithic occupation phase of the prehistoric creek system (c. 4300 - 4000 cal BC) where archaeological traces were found on several levee and river dune sites. This study shows that there is a larger variability in site types than originally presumed. It is established that these sites are all part of one settlement system in which they all had a different function. This thesis comprises a monograph on the research history of the site and the different aspects of the lithic research such as typological analysis, technological attribute analysis, raw material analysis and use-wear analysis, in combination with a detailed inventory (catalogue). All this leads to new insights into the use of lithic artefacts. The importance of stone tool morphology, the selective gathering of stone tool blanks or the use of two different flint production sequences are but a few of these interesting aspects. Other topics concern tool function, mobility, raw material access and use, cultural markers and social identity. In combining the results from this research with that of other Swifterbant sites a better understanding of the different aspects of prehistoric stone and flint industries is gained.
Book Synopsis Geology of Building Stones by : John Allen Howe
Download or read book Geology of Building Stones written by John Allen Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Allen Howe's book, The Geology of Building Stones, written in 1910, was the first major reference work to feature information on the considerable range of building stones which were being used in the UK and which were still being quarried at that time. This important and useful publication, now reprinted by Donhead, offers very detailed information on the appearance and qualities of the various types of stone being used at that time, including granite, sandstones, limestones and other lesser known building stones, specific to certain geographical areas. It also includes a good introduction to the effects of stone decay, in particular the problems of pollution, frost and organic growth in the breakdown of stone. His chapter on testing of stone was very much ahead of its time, since nearly a century later Britain is only now starting to obtain its first standard tests for building stone, in the form of European Standards. This book will be a valuable source of reference for conservators, architects, surveyors, engineers and anyone seeking to identify stone in old or historic buildings.
Book Synopsis Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters by : George Frederick Herbert Smith
Download or read book Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters written by George Frederick Herbert Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by G. F. Herbert Smith, a British mineralogist who worked for the British Museum of Natural History and the discoverer of mineral paratacamite, this book is intended to teach how to recognize gemstones from diamonds to jade, through its unique characteristics based on Smith's years of experience.
Book Synopsis The Stones that Ground the Corn by : Tony Deeson
Download or read book The Stones that Ground the Corn written by Tony Deeson and published by Ulster Historical Foundation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Scott family and their milling business in Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland. William Scott, founder of the business, was born in about 1805. He married Ellen Jeffers, daughter of Charles Jeffers. They had four sons, William, Charles, Robert John and James.
Book Synopsis A Treatise on Masonry Construction by : Ira Osborn Baker
Download or read book A Treatise on Masonry Construction written by Ira Osborn Baker and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Precious Stones written by Max Bauer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic study begins with a general analysis of precious stones followed by descriptions of their cutting and mounting. The remainder of this volume focuses on the diamond. 52 figures.
Book Synopsis Quarry and Surveyors' and Contractors' Journal by :
Download or read book Quarry and Surveyors' and Contractors' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Precious and Semi-Precious Stones by : Michael Weinstein
Download or read book Precious and Semi-Precious Stones written by Michael Weinstein and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work on gemmology is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a comprehensive account of the varieties of precious and semi-precious stones and their characteristics. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in the subject of gemmology. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Book Synopsis The Structural and Ornamental Stones of Minnesota by : Oliver Bowles
Download or read book The Structural and Ornamental Stones of Minnesota written by Oliver Bowles and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Stone written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
