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Diamonds: an early history of the king of gems
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0300215665 (hbk.)
9780300215663 (hbk.)
Author
Ogden, Jack
Title
Diamonds : an early history of the king of gems / Jack Ogden
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New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, 2018
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xii, 388 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
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CBL illustrations: p. 219, fig. 11.3 (In 07B.35a)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The diamond -- The Ancient World -- Early Persia and the east -- Medieval Europe -- The dawn of diamond cutting in Europe -- The fifteenth-century technical revolution -- Renaissance table and point cuts -- Renaissance multifaceted cuts -- The early brilliant cut -- Diamond cutting in London -- The value and assessment of diamonds -- The Indian diamond mines -- The diamond trade in India -- Diamond cutting in India and the East -- The eclipse of Indian diamonds -- Epilogue -- Appendix: A 1675 description of the diamond mines.
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Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07B
Diamonds -- History
Diamond mines and mining -- History
Diamond industry and trade -- History
Diamond jewelry -- History
Diamond jewelry, Mogul Empire
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