عنوان

Silver /

شابک

1780237561

شابک

9781780237565

شابک اشتباه

9781780238012

عنوان اصلي

Silver /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Lindsay Shen.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

London, UK :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Reaktion Books Ltd,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2017.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

208 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations (chiefly color) ;

ابعاد

21 cm.

عنوان فروست

Earth series

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.

متن يادداشت

Preface : a silver object lesson -- The nature of silver -- Silver landscapes -- Silver transformed -- Empire building : two coins that changed the world -- Rivers of silver from the new world to the middle kingdom -- The new flow of demand -- Status symbols -- Pure.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"From silver spoons to silver bullets, silver permeates our everyday culture and language. For millennia we have used it to buy what we need, adorn our bodies and trumpet our social status. Silver vanquishes our insecurities, as well as vampires and werewolves. Once valued primarily for its beauty and rarity, silver is now also exploited for its chemistry; while it used to lubricate markets, bolster dowries and pay armies, now it permeates our electronics, textiles and medical devices. Silver was formed through the supernovae of stars, and its history continues to be marked by cataclysm. Through currency and trade, it brought the continents of the Americas, Europe and Asia closer together, then, through war and trade imbalance, it destabilized empires. Great technological virtuosity was required in order to discover, extract and refine the precious metal, and ingenuity was needed to restore the landscapes that silver mining had despoiled. Throughout its history silver has inspired greed and ruination, yet it also cleanses water and wounds. Once used as a mirror, it reflects our most human needs and desires. Featuring glistening illustrations of silver in nature and art, jewellery, film, advertising and popular culture, this is a superb overview of a metal that is both precious and useful, with a rich and eventful history."--Page 2 of cover.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9781780238012

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

Nature and culture

موضوع مستند نشده

Silver-- History.

موضوع مستند نشده

Silver-- Social aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Silver.

موضوع مستند نشده

Silverwork.

موضوع مستند نشده

Argent-- Aspect social.

موضوع مستند نشده

Argent-- Histoire.

موضوع مستند نشده

Argent.

موضوع مستند نشده

Orfèvrerie.

موضوع مستند نشده

Kultur

موضوع مستند نشده

Metallverarbeitung

موضوع مستند نشده

Silber

موضوع مستند نشده

Silver.

موضوع مستند نشده

Silverwork.

موضوع مستند نشده

Verarbeitung

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Shen, Lindsay

تاريخ عمليات

20200823052842.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y