{"product_id":"amber-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Amber - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI've always been drawn to amber, even to the point of considering it my birthstone, though it isn't stone. In fact, tho collected as a gemstone, amber isn't a mineral at all. Amber is fossilized resin of an extinct species of pine which grew 45 million years ago. Amber often contains a variety of preserved inclusions such as insects or plant materials which can increase its value \u0026amp; collectibility greatly. This specimen from my collection contains a chunk of bark from the tree of its origin. Amber was known as electrum to the ancient Greeks due to it's ability to hold a static charge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI loved playing with the creation of this exuberant English-Italian Hand cap \"A.\" In this hand, sometimes the initial \"over turn\" hairline of the m or n small letters were elevated as shown here. This trait is a carryover from the older original French \u0026amp; Italian styles from which English-Italian Hand evolved. As part of the flourishing, I have integrated a medieval alchemical sigil for amber, the bit that looks like a \"23\" with a dot in the counter of the \"2.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2012, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2012 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417891410014,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Amber__2012_Don_Marsh_b854ef85-77cf-4d2a-ba69-2f85a4af30aa.jpg?v=1769215051","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/amber-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}