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Diamonds and Precious Stones by Patrick Voillot (1998, Paperback) 
Diamonds and Precious Stones by Patrick Voillot (1998, Paperback)

 
Diamonds and Precious Stones by Patrick Voillot (1998, Paperback)

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Series: Discoveries (Abrams)
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0810928361
ISBN-13: 9780810928367
Product ID: EPID397282
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Publication Date:1998-10-01
Series:Discoveries (Abrams)

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Length:127 pages
Height:7.3 in
Width:5.0 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:6.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Glittering jewels and precious stones - diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires - have dazzled us since earliest times and have long been treasured for their rarity, symbolic value, divine or magical properties, exotic origins, and incomparable beauty. Sovereigns have coveted them, from the Aztec emperors whose emeralds were larger than a man's fist, to the shahs of Persia, who sat on thrones encrusted with rubies and diamonds, to the royalty of Europe, whose crowns and scepters were set with stones of great price. The history of precious stones from raw mineral to finely wrought necklace, and from ancient times to today, is a fascinating one, full of legend, mystery, and adventure.

Glittering jewels and precious stones have long been treasured for their rarity, their symbolic value, their supposed magical properties, and their beauty. Here are the enormous emeralds of Aztec emperors, the jewel-encrusted thrones of Persian shahs, and the dazzling crowns of European royalty, along with the Hope Diamond, the Star of India sapphire, Elizabeth Taylor's legendary diamond ring, and more. The text relates the history of mining, cutting, and trading in precious stones.

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