Gold / Susan La Niece.
"Highly prized for its brilliance, colour and value, the special qualities of gold make it suitable for many purposes: not only does it resist corrosion and reflect light, but gold can be beaten into a leaf so thin is is translucent, and a single gram can be drawn to make a fine wire kilometers...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2009.
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| Summary: | "Highly prized for its brilliance, colour and value, the special qualities of gold make it suitable for many purposes: not only does it resist corrosion and reflect light, but gold can be beaten into a leaf so thin is is translucent, and a single gram can be drawn to make a fine wire kilometers long. Filled with beautiful illustrations of golden objects from the rich collection of the British Museum, this book will appeal to all those who have ever worn, admired or coveted gold." --Book Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674035904 (alk. paper) 0674035909 (alk. paper) |