Gold
"Highly prized for its brilliance, colour and value, the special qualities of gold make it suitable for many purposes: not only does it resist corrosion and reflect light, but gold can be beaten into a leaf so thin is is translucent, and a single gram can be drawn to make a fine wire kilometers long. Filled with beautiful illustrations of golden objects from the rich collection of the British Museum, this book will appeal to all those who have ever worn, admired or coveted gold."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2009
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2009
Nonfiction
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
9780674035904, 0674035909
318645845