Jade (Fred Ward Gem Book)
by:
Fred Ward (author)
Charlotte Ward (author)
This extensive revision updates all of the world's jade sources with 65 new color photographs as well as revised text on every page. The lavishly illustrated all-color book is part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. Chapters include: History & Lore; China & the Stone of Heaven; the Olmec, Maya,...
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This extensive revision updates all of the world's jade sources with 65 new color photographs as well as revised text on every page. The lavishly illustrated all-color book is part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. Chapters include: History & Lore; China & the Stone of Heaven; the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec; the Maori in New Zealand; Jade Today; and Buying & Caring for Jade. This book provides the ideal introduction to one of the world's oldest and most famous materials. Follow author Fred Ward around the world in search for the best, most significant, and most beautiful examples of jadeite and nephrite, the two rocks known as jade.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781887651066 (1887651063)
Publish date: October 1st 2001
Publisher: Gem Book Publishers
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
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