This book features sixty true stories about stones that have shaped our history. It goes into the story of scientists that sought a mythic stone to prolong life, how Michelangelo climbed mountains for marble, and how Catherine the Great adorned her bodices with gemstones. Art, myth, geology, philosophy, and power intertwine in the story of humanity through minerals and materials that have evolved and created our present. From Taiwan’s Meat-Shaped Stone to Malta’s prehistoric globigerina limestone temples, and amethyst crystals with healing powers, Lapidarium explores how human culture has shaped stone and vice versa. (This remainder book contains a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and shows signs of shelfwear.)