{"product_id":"blue-lace-agate-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Blue Lace Agate - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnother installment in my mineral series: A favorite with many people, Blue Lace Agate is a microcrystaline quartz in the chalcedony family, like all agates. It has become very popular in jewelry in modern times. Its soft blue color results from containing copper salts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lettering here is, once again, in an earlier and more fine-lined variant of the Early English style of Italian Hand. (I've been on an early Italian Hand kick lately.) The drama of this design is exclusively in the knot-work of the caps \u0026amp; underscore; the patterns of which are inspired by the preceding French penmen. \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~2014, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2014 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417913790558,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Blue_Lace_Agate__2014_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769216179","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/blue-lace-agate-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}