{"product_id":"prehnite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Prehnite  - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrehnite is a mineral named in 1774 in honor of a Dutch Colonel who was a mineral collector. Its color varies from a milky light green to yellow or white, tho' other colors on rare occasions are found. It is a brittle silicate composed principally of calcium and aluminum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this example of Italian Hand, the cap P is based on a common form, but I have continued the strokes to more elaborate conclusions to create the flourishing on the left half of the design. Being a short word with relatively uninteresting letters, I dressed it up a bit by using two of my favorite eccentric characters, this r \u0026amp; t. This rare form of r began to appear in the works of English penmen near the end of the 1700's. This form of t, on the other hand, was very common, but being a purely French style it was rarely used by English penmen after the early stages of Italian Hand's development (c. 1680-1715).\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\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":42417918410846,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Prehnite__2014_Don_Marsh_38ed9101-a584-4220-9c9d-9b34c1bebc86.jpg?v=1769218352","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/prehnite-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}