Amber: Window to the PastThis is a comprehensive study of the various roles and uses of amber, in nature as well as art. The fossilized tree resin has not only inspired elaborate workmanship and long been used in jewelry and other decorative objects, but is also highly valued by natural scientists because it frequently encapsulates flora and fauna from other periods of evolution. |
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Page 167
... chests , cabinets , and altars , some of imposing size . Prior to this , the size of chests was constrained by the size of the amber tiles that were dovetailed to form the actual wall of the chest . With any of the chests , reliquaries ...
... chests , cabinets , and altars , some of imposing size . Prior to this , the size of chests was constrained by the size of the amber tiles that were dovetailed to form the actual wall of the chest . With any of the chests , reliquaries ...
Page 179
... chests and altars . He is also one of the very few masters whose drawn plans for several pieces still exist . The history of amber work in Königsberg and nearby Prussian towns is very distinguished . Among the earliest masters was ...
... chests and altars . He is also one of the very few masters whose drawn plans for several pieces still exist . The history of amber work in Königsberg and nearby Prussian towns is very distinguished . Among the earliest masters was ...
Page 211
... chests , 133 , 144 , 166 , 167 , 179 , 186 ; 4 , 176 , 192 crucifix , 190 ; 172 cruets , 176 cups , 147 , 202 ; 147 , 148 dishes , 179 ; 192 dragons , 197 European , 166–82 , 194 game boards , see game boards goddess figure , 197 horse ...
... chests , 133 , 144 , 166 , 167 , 179 , 186 ; 4 , 176 , 192 crucifix , 190 ; 172 cruets , 176 cups , 147 , 202 ; 147 , 148 dishes , 179 ; 192 dragons , 197 European , 166–82 , 194 game boards , see game boards goddess figure , 197 horse ...
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 8 |
Deposits of the World | 21 |
Frozen in the Act | 79 |
Copyright | |
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amber deposits amber fossils amber pieces amber room amblypygids American Museum araucarian artifacts Arts Baltic amber Baltic Sea beads beetles Bequest of William Boston botanical bubbles burmite carved century A.D. chests China color copal Cretaceous Cretaceous amber Danzig deposits of amber Dominican amber Dominican Republic Drummond Collection eighteenth century Eocene Etruscan extinct flies flowers forgeries fossil fungus Height Hymenaea inclusions insects intricate ivory Jersey amber Königsberg Length of amber living relatives lizard Mastotermes Mexican amber microscopic midges million years old mines Museum für Naturkunde Museum of Natural Natural History Anthropology Natural History Entomology nineteenth century oldest opaque Opposite organisms original Palmnicken panels parasites pendant perhaps piece of amber plants polished pollen pounds preserved in amber Private collection probably Pseudolarix pseudoscorpions resin Roman Saint Petersburg simetite similar single piece spider stingless bee Stuttgart succinic acid surface technique termites tiny tissue transparent amber wasps William Arnold Buffum wood