DAVID A. GRIMALDI
AMBER
WINDOW TO THE PAST
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
NEW YORK: HARRY N.ABRAMS 2003 SOFT COVER
28 x 23 Cms. 216 pages,around 250 colour and b/w illustrations - a fine guide to the world of amber - amber in nature: origins, properties, deposits, ancient Dominican amber forest, preservation, ancient DNA, evolution, processed amber, imitations, forgeries and more - amber in art: Mesolitihic period to Bronze Age, amber among the Ancients, medieval, Renaissance, 17th-19th Century European, the Amber Room, Asian amber and more - biblio. and index. First published for the hugely popular 1996 exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, this book reveals amber's role in tracing evolutionary history and its use in decorative arts and jewelry. A must for amber enthusiasts.NEAR FINE (sl.crease to one corner otherwise fine).
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