9780300215663-0300215665-Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems

Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems

ISBN-13: 9780300215663
ISBN-10: 0300215665
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Jack Ogden
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover 408 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780300215663
ISBN-10: 0300215665
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Jack Ogden
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover 408 pages

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Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems (ISBN-13: 9780300215663 and ISBN-10: 0300215665), written by authors Jack Ogden, was published by Yale University Press in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Historical Study & Educational Resources books. You can easily purchase or rent Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Historical Study & Educational Resources books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.36.

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A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops

This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the “king of gems,” including a cast of larger-than-life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It’s an in-depth study tracing the story of diamonds from their early mining and trade more than two thousand years ago to the 1700s, when Brazil displaced India as the world’s primary diamond supplier.

Jack Ogden, a historian and gemologist specializing in ancient gems and jewelry, describes the early history of diamond jewelry, the development of diamond cutting, and how diamonds were assessed and valued. The book includes more than one hundred captivating images, from close-up full-color photographs of historic diamond-set jewelry (some previously unpublished), to photomicrographs of individual gems and illustrations of medieval manuscripts, as well as diagrams depicting historical methods of cutting and polishing diamonds.
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