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antique
artefacts
artifact
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Babylonian art
buying
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celluloid
collectable
conservation
COP=United Kingdom
decorative arts
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European
furniture
hair clip
heirloom
history
horn
identification
imitation
jewellery
Language_English
legal status
maintaining
marine
moulding
owning
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pique
Polynesia
precious materials
Price_€20 to €50
protect species
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regulatory bodies
Roman
sea life
selling
shell
softlaunch
testing methods
tortoise
turtle
veneer
Product details
- ISBN 9780719831447
- Weight: 463g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 22 Feb 2021
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Tortoiseshell, derived from marine turtles, has been used in decorative work for thousands of years. It featured in trade with, amongst others, the Babylonians and the Romans. In Europe it was used for furniture veneer in the seventeenth century, while in Polynesia it was used for personal adornment although turtles were viewed as sacred. Today it is important to be able to recognise tortoiseshell as all marine turtles are protected species and subject to global trade bans. This book covers the historical use of tortoiseshell in various parts of the world; how tortoiseshell artefacts were made, from moulding to pique work; turtles species, their habitats, and their conservation status today; the identification of tortoiseshell, and how to distinguish it from imitations, notably horn or the early plastics such as celluloid; testing methods , both simple and advanced and finally, information on laws and regulatory bodies. This is the only book that covers tortoiseshell from all aspects.
Maggie Campbell Pedersen is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, and an Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography. For many years she has specialised in organic gem materials - that is, those of plant or animal origin - where her work includes identification, teaching, writing and research. She has given lectures and seminars world-wide and is a regular contributor to gemmological publications. Thanks to her interest in conservation she has also spent time as a research assistant in various parts of the world, working with endangered species such as elephants and marine turtles, from which were derived ivory and tortoiseshell.
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