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Silver : nature and culture / Lindsay Shen.

By: Series: Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2017.Description: 1 online resource (208 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour))ISBN:
  • 9781780238012 (ebook)
  • 9781780237565 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: From spoons to bullets to sterling coins, silver permeates our everyday culture and language. For millennia we've used it to buy what we need, adorn our bodies, or trumpet our social status, and likewise it's been useful to vanquish werewolves, vampires, and even our own smelly socks. This book captures all of these facets of silver and more, telling the fascinating story of one of our most hardworking precious metals.
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Item type Current library Collection Class number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Electronic Resource NMS Library Services Online National Museum of Scotland For NMS staff only, click on URL to access (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 193744-1001

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An electronic book accessible to National Museums Scotland's network users only. Click on URL to access.

From spoons to bullets to sterling coins, silver permeates our everyday culture and language. For millennia we've used it to buy what we need, adorn our bodies, or trumpet our social status, and likewise it's been useful to vanquish werewolves, vampires, and even our own smelly socks. This book captures all of these facets of silver and more, telling the fascinating story of one of our most hardworking precious metals.