xiv, 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index
Contents:
Jeweled crowns, mineralized kingship. The politics of precious stones ; Inventing mineral sovereignty ; Gothic regal materiality -- Lapidary knowledge in word and image. A royal pursuit ; Optical mineralogy and lithic magic ; Of stones, sigils, and stars -- Geographies of mineral marvels, economies of mineral assets. Edenic geology and surplus ; Mineral realism in the global thirteenth century ; Networks of gem trade
Summary:
"Examines the social roles, cultural meanings, and active agency of precious stones in jeweled crowns, illustrated lapidaries, and illustrated travel accounts in the European Middle Ages"-- Provided by publisher