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Lustre (British English) or luster (American English; see spelling differences) is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. The word traces its origins back to the Latin lux , meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance.
Staining glass vessels with copper and silver pigments was known from around the 3rd century AD, [15] although lustreware technology probably began sometime between the 8th and 9th centuries AD. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The earliest recipe for luster production appeared in 8th century AD "Kitab al-Durra al-Maknuzna" by Jabir ibn Hayyan . [ 18 ]
Katakana: ヒヒイロカネ or kanji: 緋々色金 It is a red-orange fantasy metal that is common in Japanese fiction. Hyperium: Giants series One of three stable transuranic elements predicted by the new science of nucleonics in James P. Hogan's Giants series. Not naturally occurring outside of neutron stars, but trace amounts are created in ...
Contemporary reviews of the novel, unaware that it was written earlier, were coloured by the prior release of She and King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard.A review in The New York Times, 21 May 1888, notes that "if the author of 'A Strange Manuscript' were living he would find it a quite hopeless task to persuade people that he had not read and imitated She and King Solomon's Mines" while ...
Dioptase and chrysocolla are the only relatively common copper silicate minerals. A dioptase gemstone should never be exposed to ultrasonic cleaning or the fragile gem will shatter. As a ground pigment, dioptase can be used in painting. [6] Dioptase dust is toxic due to its copper content and accidental ingestion can lead to serious health ...
Tim White (4 April 1952 – 6 April 2020) was a British painter, best known for his science fiction and fantasy book covers, record covers and magazine illustrations. [1] [2] He also designed jewellery to complement some of his paintings. Born in Erith, Kent, White studied at the Medway College of Art between 1968 and 1972. [2]
Spectrum was initially conceived by Arnie Fenner [1] and Cathy Fenner. [2] Inspired by the popularity of Tomorrow and Beyond, [3] an image anthology edited by Ian Summers in 1978, the annual publication from The Society of Illustrators, [4] and with very successful exhibitions devoted to fantastic art at the New Britain Museum of American Art (1980), [5] and at the Society of Illustrators ...
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques is a book focused on developing artistic concepts and techniques in the fantasy genre. [1] It was authored by John Grant and Ron Tiner, [2] and published by Titan Books in 1996. David Atkinson reviewed the work for Arcane magazine, rating it an 8 out of 10 overall. [1]