{"product_id":"sulfur-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Sulfur - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSulfur is not often thought of as collectible. But its bright yellow crystals actually makes a bright \u0026amp; beautiful display. I always gets asked if it stinks. Sulfur specimens don't produce much scent unless rubbed or crushed. In ancient times sulfur was known as brimstone. The word can be spelled with a ph (chiefly Brit.) or an f.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish-Italian Hand often used a long languid cap S so I thought this would make a nice holding-shape for the specimen. This hand used the same form of small r 98% of the time. But as usual, I try to share the rarer forms when possible. The final r is a good example of this. This form of r was used in more of a decorative capacity than in common usage. Unlike the rest of the lowercase characters this form of r was rendered using both normal shading and reversed shading equally. I've used the reverse shading here to create a subtle bracketing with the reverse shading of the cap S.\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~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417013653598,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Sulfur__2011_Don_Marsh_547819cf-330c-4643-9e85-3815cc4e125a.jpg?v=1769218882","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/sulfur-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}