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Stonesa material and cultural history /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	StonesCally Oldershaw.
Reminder of title:	a material and cultural history /
Author:	Oldershaw, Cally.
Published:	London :Reaktion Books,2023.
Description:	1 online resource (296 p.)
Subject:	Stone.
Online resource:	https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/REAKTIONB0001139.html
ISBN:	9781789148183$q(electronic bk.)

Stonesa material and cultural history /
Oldershaw, Cally.

Stonesa material and cultural history /[electronic resource] :Cally Oldershaw. - 1st ed. - London :Reaktion Books,2023. - 1 online resource (296 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stones : a material and cultural history -- Contents -- Introduction: Geology and the Science of Stones -- 1. Stone Tools, Weapons, Implements and Building Stones -- 2. Testimony in Stone -- 3. Stones and the Creative Mind -- 4. Medicinal, Health and Healing Stones -- 5. Collectors, Collections and Collecting Stones -- Appendix: Starting Your Collection -- References -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.

Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

A surprising and fascinating compendium of stone facts, myths, legends and stories. 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.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9781789148183$q(electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

993825
Stone.

LC Class. No.: TA426

Dewey Class. No.: 691.2

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520 $a A surprising and fascinating compendium of stone facts, myths, legends and stories. 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.
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