Diamonds and Precious Stones

Patrick Voillot, Jack Hawkes (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

1998
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-30086-2 (ISBN)

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Diamonds and precious stones have long had a special fascination because of their rarity and beauty. This book examines the techniques involved in mining, cutting and trading gems, and the legends associated with such famous stones as the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the Star of India sapphire.

Glittering jewels and precious stones, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires have from time immemorial held a special fascination because of their rarity and beauty. This book examines the techniques involved in mining, cutting and trading in gems - the incredible transformation of precious stones from works of nature to works of art - and the legends associated with such famous stones as the Koh-i-Noor diamond in the British Crown Jewels, the unlucky Hope Diamond and the immense Star of India sapphire. Equally absorbing are the people whose lives have been entwined with famous gems, personalities as diverse as Aztec emperors, Great Mughals, the merchant princes of Florence, European royalty, film stars and duchesses in exile.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.10.1998
Reihe/Serie	New Horizons
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	125 x 177 mm
Gewicht	210 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Technik ► Bergbau
ISBN-10	0-500-30086-0 / 0500300860
ISBN-13	978-0-500-30086-2 / 9780500300862
Zustand	Neuware