[Artemisia] Jade

[Mark Chapman]

For anyone with an interest in Jade.  
The "Friends of Jade" web site has just recently been made free to the public.
The Perfect Jeweller - Anselmus De Boodt at the Court of Rudolf II 1550 to 1632 in Flanders.
http://www.friendsofjade.org/display/ShowJournal?moduleId=395351&currentPage=5
is a very interesting reading.
One may not agree with their assumptions or point of view but, it is a very short version of how Europe got to where it was in 1600. 
Lots of pictures!
Ådne



The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the 
most discoveries, is not "Eureka!", but "That's funny..."
--Isaac Asimov