Dear Colleagues,
I would like to inform a new book on precious corals entitled "A
biohistory of Precious Corals: Scientific, Cultural and Historical
Perspectives". The book to present an overview of precious corals,
and some of the color photos in frontispieces. The book will be
release on 10th March by Tokai University Press (http://
www.press.tokai.ac.jp/).
The discount price of the book for ML menbers is 10,000 Japanese yen
including shipping (SAL) (the normal price is 12,000 yen excluding
shipping).
Order by email: inaair from keyaki.cc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Mr. H. Ina, editor of Tokai University Press
Payment method: Visa or Master cards
Contents:
A biohistory of Precious Corals: Scientific, Cultural and Historical
Perspectives edited by N. Iwasaki
Part 1. Coral: scientific perspectives
Chapter 1. Biology of precious coral by N. Iwasaki & T. Suzuki
Chapter 2. Sustainable use and conservation of the precious coral
in the Mediterranean by R. Cattaneo-Vietti & G. Bavestrello
Chapter 3. Chemical analyses of carbonate skeletons in precious
corals by H. Hasegawa & M. Yamada
Chapter 4. Past climate and marine environmental reconstruction
using deep-sea precious corals by A. Suzuki, M. Inoue & Y. Yokoyama
Part 2. Coral: past and present
Chapter 5. Precious coral from a cultural perspective by M. Nishie
Chapter 6. The language of coral-the vocabulary and process of its
transformation from marine animal into jewellery and craftwork by A.
Iwasaki
Chapter 7. Trade of precious corals in the Mediterranean in the
middle ages by L. Piccinno
Chapter 8. Coral tading and Tibetan culture by T. Akimichi
Chapter 9. Coral fishery and the Kuroshio region in modern Japan by
S. Ogi
Chapter 10. Coral fishery and Kochi Prefecture in modern times by
S. Ogi
Chapter 11. Momotaro and precious coral by N. Kahara
Chapter 12. Coral in Chinese classics by K. Nakamori
Best wishes,
Nozomu
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Nozomu Iwasaki
Usa Marine Biological Institute
Kochi University
Usa-cho, Tosa, Kochi 781-1164, Japan
Tel: +81-88-856-3019
Fax: +81-88-856-0425
E-mail: iwasakin from cc.kochi-u.ac.jp
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