Silver - Nature and Culture

From silver spoons to silver bullets, silver permeates our everyday culture and language. For millennia we've used it to buy what we need, adorn our bodies and trumpet our social status. Silver vanquishes our insecurities, as well as vampires, werewolves and our smelly socks. Once valued primarily for its beauty and rarity, silver is now also exploited for its chemistry; while it used to lubricate markets, bolster dowries and pay armies, now it permeates our electronics, textiles and medical devices. Silver was formed through the supernovas of stars, and its history continues to be marked by cataclysm.

About the author

Lindsay Shen is the Director of Art Collections at Chapman University in California. She is the author of Knowledge is Pleasure.

Summary

This book features many glistening illustrations of silver in nature and art, jewellery, film, advertising and popular culture, this is a superb overview of a metal both precious and useful, with a rich and eventful history.

Product details

• Authors: Shen, Lindsay Shen
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2017
• EAN: 9781780237565
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-756-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Earth; Earth
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous