{"product_id":"aragonite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Aragonite - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAragonite is calcium carbonate and chemically the same as the more common calcite, but with a different crystal structure, usually growing in clumps of hexagonally shaped tubes. White to milky clear, inclusions of sand gives specimens a brown color. Aragonite is a principle component of pearl and coral.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalligraphically, the \"A\" is a creation of my own with the rest of the letterforms being fairly common Italian Hand. The two notable exceptions are the \"r\" \u0026amp; \"g.\" The \"g\" is, again, my own creation where I took advantage of a happy accident that gave me the opportunity to marry one of the flourishes to the body of the \"g\" to form a script \"linked-g.\" I've never seen a \"g\" like this in historical Italian Hand. The \"r,\" though not familiar to today's eye, was in continual use from 1600 up to 1900; from Lucas Materot circa 1608, to Silas Packard circa 1890; used in Italy, France, Holland, England, and eventually America.\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~2016, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2016 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42418378997854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Aragonite__2016_Don_Marsh_6169ce99-439b-4c05-9e51-c001a702723e.jpg?v=1769215939","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/aragonite-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}