Pure Sea Glass : Discovering Nature's Vanishing Gems

Inbunden bok. Schiffer Publishing. 2004. 224 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslag i gott skick. Pure SEA GLASS is a fascinating refernce for anyone who loves the coast. Over 150 elegant images by photographer Celia Pearson present some of the best sea glass ever collected, along with a vast array of classical American glassware that is often its scource.
Using knowledge of tides, weather, prevailing winds, historical records, and boating charts, the reader can learn the most advantageous times and locations to search for sea glass.
Pure SEA GLASS assists the collector in playing detective using subtle clues regarding color and shape to identify the possible source of sea glass shards, their age, rarity and historical significance.
The reader is also introduced to the science of how sea glass is conditioned and weathered by natural elements, developing its uniquely frosted patina. This brings to light the fact that pure sea glass truly does become a gem when crystalline formations develop on its surface.
A glass color rating scale is included that is based on an intensive study of close to 30 000 pieces of sea glass. This will help others discover how rare each piece is whitin their own collection.
The comprehensive assemblage of antique bottles and tableware educates the reader while paying tribute to the great American glass industry prior to mass-production. Pure SEA GLASS concludes with a summary on the future availability of sea glass and its relationship to our fragile coastal environment.
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