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Amber: from antiquity to eternity. London: Reaktion ; 978-1-78914-591-5 hardback £30
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Rachel King. 2022. Amber: from antiquity to eternity. London: Reaktion ; 978-1-78914-591-5 hardback £30. “Where do I usually begin when I am describing amber to somebody else?” This is the opening sentence of Rachel King's book on this key archaeological material—and I ask myself the same question about the book itself. The volume brings together a rich collection of hundreds of notable, fascinating and sometimes also obscure stories “showing the richness, longevity and depth of humanity's engagement with amber” (p. 9). Rachel King, Curator at the British Museum, is a widely respected specialist in amber and its reception in the early modern world. This professional orientation is clearly visible in the book's predominant focus on the last few centuries.