Lapidarium by Hettie Judah Book Cover Type:Hardcover and The Shining—that will make

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danger lurks just around the corner

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From tigers and chameleons to wolves and owls there's an animal for everyone in this compendium of creatures

Lapidarium by Hettie Judah Book Cover Type:Hardcover and The Shining—that will makeInspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this book is a beautifully designed 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