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Diamonds Across Time - Facets of Mankind (Hardcover)
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Diamonds Across Time - Facets of Mankind (Hardcover)
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Diamonds tell stories that are captivating and timeless. On the one
hand, they are just stones, pieces of pure carbon with optical
properties that make them glitter and sparkle like stars. On the
other, they are mystical entities hypnotically drawing the viewer
into a time machine as it were, wherein a cinematic montage of
their journey unfolds. Diamonds Across Time presents a sweeping
overview of diamonds across time and space, featuring ten essays by
world-renowned scholars in love the stone. Here, these authors
present new discoveries; explore extraordinary collections;
investigate histories, science, and trade; the nature of diamonds;
legendary gems, jewellery collections, and great designers. Above
all, they tell the human stories that underpin the adoration of
diamonds. Diamonds Across Time is a richly illustrated publication
with high-quality images of gems and jewels, archival documents,
rare drawings, and fabulous photographs. The volume places diamonds
in the context of the time in which they were discovered, and on
the political, social, and cultural stage on which their histories
were etched. In a rapidly changing world, diamonds are eternal.
They were created by nature and grew in the womb of the earth. They
tell stories, and they record history. With this book, diamonds
will finally have their own storytellers. The book was compiled and
edited by the World Diamond Museum's chief curator and
world-renowned jewellery expert Dr. Usha R Balakrishnan. She and
nine other distinguished authors wrote ten monographs written in
the order in appearance: Introduction; The Nizam Diamond: Bala
Koh-i-Noor, in the Sacred Trust of the Nizam of Hyderabad - Usha R.
Balakrishnan; Diamonds of the French Crown Jewels: Between East and
West - Francois Farges; A Concise History of Diamonds from Borneo -
Derek J. Content; Indian Diamonds and the Portuguese Duriing the
Rise of the Mughal Empire - Hugo Miguel Crespo; Two Large Diamonds
from India - Jack Ogden The Romanov Diamonds: History of Splendour
- Stefano Papi; The Londonderry Jewels, 1819-1959 - Diana
Scarisbrick; Dress to Impress in Southeast Asia - Rene Brus;
Powerful Women, Important Diamonds - Ruth Peltason; One in Ten
Thousand: The Unique World of Coloured Diamonds - John M. King.
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