{"product_id":"ammonite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Ammonite - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmmonite is a nautiloid fossil composed principally of aragonite (another mineral in this Series), as well as quartz, calcentine, korite and other various mineral impurities producing a variety of colors. Ammonites were prehistoric predatory mollusks resembling squids in large snail-like shells. Despite the shell, Ammonites were more closely related to today's octopus. Ammonites went extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs around 65 million years ago. Ammonites derive their name from the ram-horns of the Greek God Ammon due to its spiral shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe script style is a form of Italian Hand commonly found from the hand's first appearance around 1600 up through its waning 300 years later, at the beginning of the 20th century. The most unique feature in this piece is the use of the early French cursive form of \"o\" which I chose expressly to add interest \u0026amp; uniqueness to an otherwise uninteresting set of letterchoices. The spiral being the key trait in all forms of Italian Hand flourishing makes the Hand the perfect choice for reflecting the spiral nature of the Ammonite.\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~2017, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2017 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42418469077086,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Ammonite__2017_Don_Marsh_4a84d09b-7ef8-4a21-bb85-cd59162b95db.jpg?v=1769213821","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/ammonite-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}