MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01729nam a22003618a 4500
001 2011013719
003 DLC
005 20110412172444.0
008 110405s2011 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011013719
020 $a9781606060827 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $amm-----$ae-it---
050 00 $aTS755.A5$bC38 2011
082 00 $a553.8/79091822$222
100 1 $aCausey, Faya.
245 10 $aAmber and the ancient world /$cFaya Causey.
260 $aLos Angeles :$bJ. Paul Getty Museum,$cc2011.
263 $a1201
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aBased on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aJewelry : never just jewelry -- Amber magic? -- What is amber? -- Where is amber found -- The properties of amber -- Ancient names for amber -- Color and other optical characteristics : ancient perception and reception -- Ancient literary sources on the origins of amber -- Amber and forgery -- The ancient transport of amber -- Literary sources on the use of amber -- Amber medicine, amber amulets -- Archeological evidence for the use of figured amber : three periods of abundance -- The working of amber : ancient evidence and modern analysis -- The production of ancient figured amber objects.
650 0 $aAmber$zMediterranean Region$xHistory.
650 0 $aAmber$zItaly$xHistory.
650 0 $aAmber$xHistory.
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient.
651 0 $aMediterranean Region$xCivilization.
651 0 $aMediterranean Region$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aItaly$xCivilization.
651 0 $aItaly$xAntiquities.
710 2 $aJ. Paul Getty Museum.