The turquois; a study of its history, mineralogy, geology, ethnology, archaeology, mythology, folklore, and technology / by Joseph E. Pogue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pogue, Joseph E. (Joseph Ezekiel), 1887-1971.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences ; v. 12, pt. 2, 2d-3d memoir.

A Rio Grande classic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turquoise.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

206 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Glorieta, N.M.] : [Rio Grande Press], [1972]

Contents:

Introduction

I. The history of turquois

II. The mineralogy of turquois

III. The occurrence of turquois

IV. The origin of turquois

V. The use of turquois

VI. The chalchihuitl question

VII. The mythology and folklore of turquois

VIII. The technology of turquois

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Original text is preceded by new matter, including introd., bibliography, and list of turquoise mines.

Reprint of the 1915 ed., which was issued as v. 12, pt. 2, 2d-3d Memoir of the National Academy of Sciences.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is fifth printing, 1973.

Other Format:

Online version: Pogue, Joseph E. (Joseph Ezekiel), 1887- Turquois.

ISBN:

0873800567

9780873800563

OCLC:

363463