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From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail - Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,982
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From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail - Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History (Hardcover): Diane Morgan

From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail - Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History (Hardcover)

Diane Morgan

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Morgan discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. The story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. Along the way, we meet scientists and kings and bear witness as the great emeralds are born, mined, smuggled, cut, and sold. The book also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. From the fastnesses of Afghanistan to the steamy jungles of Colombia and Zimbabwe, from the sands of Egypt to the bitter Urals, this is the story of a stone whose strange journey reflects the yearnings, greed, passions, and longing for beauty of the human race.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2007
First published: April 2007
Authors: Diane Morgan
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99123-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General
Books > History > General
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LSN: 0-275-99123-7
Barcode: 9780275991234

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