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Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones Audiobook, by Hettie Judah Play Audiobook Sample

Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones Audiobook

Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones Audiobook, by Hettie Judah Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Nina Wadia Publisher: Penguin Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780593613030

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

69

Longest Chapter Length:

11:50 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

07:35 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this audiobook is a beautiful collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared history The earliest scientists ground and processed minerals in a centuries-long quest for a mythic stone that would prolong human life. Michelangelo climbed mountains in Tuscany searching for the sugar-white marble that would yield his sculptures. Catherine the Great wore the wealth of Russia stitched in gemstones onto the front of her bodices.   Through the realms of art, myth, geology, philosophy and power, the story of humanity can be told through the minerals and materials that have allowed us to evolve and create. From the Taiwanese national treasure known as the Meat-Shaped Stone to Malta’s prehistoric “fat lady” temples carved in globigerina limestone to the amethyst crystals still believed to have healing powers, Lapidarium is a jewel box of sixty far-flung stones and the stories that accompany them. Together, they explore how human culture has formed stone, and the roles stone has played in forming human culture.

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