Download or read book Lapis Lazuli written by Sarah Searight and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing quality of lapis lazuli, the purity of its colour and the mystery of its origins have meant that it has been pursued through the ages as a rare and precious gemstone. In this book Sarah Searight seeks out the stone across a number of cultures and their histories and traverses through Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. She examines the different perceptions and the role of lapis lazuli from its origins and discusses how the stone has an enduring sacred dimension. She also outlines how the modern world perceives the stone.