02374nam 22004213 450 991082477570332120230629225428.09781789145922(electronic bk.)9781789145915(MiAaPQ)EBC29378270(Au-PeEL)EBL29378270(CKB)24266027600041(BIP)083456519(EXLCZ)992426602760004120220720d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmber From Antiquity to Eternity1st ed.London :Reaktion Books, Limited,2022.©2022.1 online resource (273 pages)Print version: King, Rachel Amber London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789145915 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- One: Amber: What, When, Where? -- Two: Legend and Myth -- Three: Ancestors and Amber -- Four: Unearthing Amber -- Five: Making and Faking Amber -- Six: Accessorizing with Amber -- Seven: Artistic Ambers -- Eight: Lost Ambers -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.Spanning centuries and continents, a beautifully illustrated history of humanitys enduring enthrallment with a seemingly banal substance: petrified tree sap, or amber. This book is a history of human engagement with amber across three millennia. The book vividly describes our conceptions, stories, and political and scholarly disputes about amber, as well as issues of national and personal identity, religion, art, literature, music, and science. Rachel King rewrites ambers history for the 21st century, tackling thorny ethical and moral questions regarding humanitys relationship with amber in the past, as well our connection with it today. With the Earth facing unprecedented challenges, amber - the natural time capsule, and preserver of key information about the planets evolutional history - promises to offer invaluable insights into what comes next.Earth SciencesScience553.879King Rachel1187467MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910824775703321Amber4077164UNINA