Hettie Judah

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The Secret Lives of Stones

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Produktbeschreibung

'A delightful storybook . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground' Literary Review

'A real cabinet of curiosities' Sunday Times

From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge; from crystal balls to compasses, rocks and minerals have always been central to our story.

3,000 years ago Babylonians constructed lapidaries - books that tried to pin down the magical secrets of rocks. In The Secret Lives of Stones, renowned art critic Hettie Judah explores the unexpected stories behind sixty stones that have shaped and inspired human history, from Dorset fossil-hunters to Chinese philosophers, Catherine the Great to Michelangelo.

Discover why alchemists sought cinnabar and sulphur. Unearth the mystery of the tuff statues of Rapa Nui, the lost amber room of Frederick of Prussia and the scandal of Flint Jack. Find out how a Greek monster created coral, moon rock explains the history of Earth's only satellite and obsidian inspired the world's favourite computer game.

Stone by stone, story by fascinating story, The Secret Lives of Stones builds into a dazzling, epoch-spanning adventure through human culture, and beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Murray Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529394962
• Artikelnr.: 63382922

Autorenporträt

Hettie Judah is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Apollo, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement. She is the curator of the 2024-25 Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood. In 2021, Hettie worked with a group of artists to draw up the manifesto How Not to Exclude Artist Parents, now available in 15 languages. She regularly talks about art and with artists for museum and gallery events, and has been a visiting lecturer for Goldsmiths University, London and Dauphine University, Paris.