Author: Henry Philip HopePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq
Author: Henry Philip HopePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq
Author: Henry Philip HopePublisher: Andesite Press
ISBN: 9781296543907
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
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The Magic of Jewels and Charms
Author: George Frederick KunzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amulets
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Catalogue of the Aldenham Library, Mainly Collected by Henry Hucks Gibbs, First Lord Aldenham
Author: Henry Hucks GibbsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Book of the Pearl
Author: George Frederick KunzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pearl divers
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Pearl
Author: Fiona Lindsay ShenPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789146224
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From their creation in the maw of mollusks to lustrous objects of infatuation and conflict, a revealing look at pearls’ dark history. This book is a beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewelry. Pearls are the most human of gems, both miraculous and familiar. Uniquely organic in origin, they are as intimate as our bodies, created through the same process as we grow bones and teeth. They have long been described as an animal’s sacrifice, but until recently their retrieval often entailed the sacrifices of enslaved and indentured divers and laborers. While the shimmer of the pearl has enticed Roman noblewomen, Mughal princes, Hollywood royalty, mavericks, and renegades, encoded in its surface is a history of human endeavor, abuse, and aspiration—pain locked in the layers of a gleaming gem.
A Catalogue of Books Belonging to John Chipman Gray, Boston
Author: Eleanor GrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Palatine Wreck
Author: Jill FarinelliPublisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN: 1611687055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A deeply researched inquiry into one of the enduring mysteries of the New England coast
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Author: Bernard Quaritch