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The story of gold
2025
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Spanning billions of years from the Big Bang to the present day, this richly illustrated book tells the true stories behind 30 gold museum objects from around the world. Let the allure of gold take affect as you discover the stories of Pharaohs and emperors, pirates and prospectors, warrior queens, samurai and more.
Main title:
The story of gold / illustrated by Meel Tamphanon.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2025.London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2025.
Collation:
61 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 31 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780500653852 (hbk)
Dewey class:
669.22
Language:
English
Subject:
Gold -- Juvenile literatureGold -- History -- Juvenile literatureGold -- Symbolic aspects -- Juvenile literatureGold -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureGold -- History -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureGold -- Symbolic aspects -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 7+Science and TechnologyChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the past
BRN:
3088716