Diamonds

Name: Diamonds
Brand: Yale University Press
SKU: 3444809
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This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the king of gems, including a cast of larger than life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It's an in-depth study tracing the story of diamonds from the early mining and trade more than two thousand years ago to the 1700s, when Brazil displaced India as the world's primary diamond supplier. Jack Ogden, a historian and gemologist specializing in ancient gems and jewelry, describes the early history of diamond jewelry, the development of diamond cutting, and how diamonds were assessed and valued. The book includes more than one hundred captivating illustrations, from historic diamond set jewelry, some previously unpublished, to photomicrographs of individual gems, medieval manuscript illustrations, and Indian miniatures, as well as diagrams depicting historical methods of cutting and polishing diamonds.

Артикул

3444809

Издательство

Yale University Press

Тип обложки

твердый переплет

Автор

Ogden Jack

Штрих код

9780300215663

Год

2018