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The King S Diamond
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Author : Will Whitaker
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-07-21
The King S Diamond written by Will Whitaker and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-21 with Fiction categories.
A vivid, evocative, page-turning read that leaps off the page, with a dazzling recreation of the Renaissance diamond and gem trade.
The King S Diamond
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Author : Edwin Forster Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
The King S Diamond written by Edwin Forster Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.
The King S Diamond
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Author : Edwin Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The King S Diamond written by Edwin Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Christian fiction, American categories.
The King S Diamond
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Author : Weem Whitaker
language : en
Publisher: HarperPress
Release Date : 2012-06-01
The King S Diamond written by Weem Whitaker and has been published by HarperPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with England categories.
1527: the chaos of war is spreading out across Europe. Charles V is extending his empire in a series of ruthless and aggressive moves but the Medici Pope has formed an alliance to drive Charles out of Italy for good. Only England remains aloof from the great struggle that is to come. The 36-year-old Henry VIII presides over an opulent and glamorous court, thinking only of the woman with whom he has fallen in love. In the midst of this politically sensitive and dangerous world steps Richard Dansey, a young and ambitious jewel merchant, determined to break his mother's stranglehold on the family firm after his father's early death. Richard's reckless pursuit of jewels worthy of Henry's wooing of Anne Boleyn lead him across Europe to Venice and Rome. Obsessed with one diamond but dangerously distracted by love, Richard finds himself thrust into the heart of the murderous politics of the Tudor court. THE KING'S DIAMOND is a story of obsession and love, in a world of political conniving and treachery, that grips from the first page.
The King S Diamond A Christian Novel
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Author : Edwin Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The King S Diamond A Christian Novel written by Edwin Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with categories.
The King S Diamond
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Author : Lillian Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The King S Diamond written by Lillian Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Semi-autobiographical novel.A diamond merchant looks for someone whith the characteristics he has admired in precious jems.
Koh I Noor
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-09-12
Koh I Noor written by William Dalrymple and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-12 with History categories.
From the internationally acclaimed and bestselling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, the first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world. On March 29, 1849, the ten-year-old leader of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the center of the British fort in Lahore, India. There, in a formal Act of Submission, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company swathes of the richest land in India and the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond, otherwise known as the Mountain of Light. To celebrate the acquisition, the British East India Company commissioned a history of the diamond woven together from the gossip of the Delhi Bazaars. From that moment forward, the Koh-i-Noor became the most famous and mythological diamond in history, with thousands of people coming to see it at the 1851 Great Exhibition and still more thousands repeating the largely fictitious account of its passage through history. Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself.
Diamonds
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Author : Jack Ogden
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Diamonds written by Jack Ogden and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Nature categories.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- PREFACE -- 1 The Diamond -- 2 The Ancient World -- 3 Early Persia and the East -- 4 Medieval Europe -- 5 The Dawn of Diamond Cutting in Europe -- 6 The Fifteenth-Century Technical Revolution -- 7 Renaissance Table and Point Cuts -- 8 Renaissance Multifaceted Cuts -- 9 The Early Brilliant Cut -- 10 Diamond Cutting in London -- 11 The Value and Assessment of Diamonds -- 12 The Indian Diamond Mines -- 13 The Diamond Trade in India -- 14 Diamond Cutting in India and the East -- 15 The Eclipse of Indian Diamonds -- Epilogue -- APPENDIX: A 1675 Description of the Diamond Mines -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Famous Diamonds
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Author : Ian Balfour
language : en
Publisher: ACC Distribution
Release Date : 1997
Famous Diamonds written by Ian Balfour and has been published by ACC Distribution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
"The history of great diamonds is intimately interwoven with the lives of emperors and conquerors, great kings and queens, with statesmen and soldiers, the rich and famous - but also, inevitably, with those who lead more shadowy lives. Diamonds have been objects of passion, sometimes of war, violence and theft." "As well as being objects of exceptional beauty and rarity, they were once thought to possess magical properties that protected their owners from enemies. Initially a male prerogative reflecting status and authority, these incredible gems later adorned the wives of powerful men, and at times were offered as influential gifts. Few were immune to the temptation of diamonds; many sacrificed their lives and souls to them." "In Famous Diamonds, Ian Balfour tells the fascinating stories of almost 80 of these remarkable gems including the famous: Koh-i-Noor, which is set in the British Crown Jewels; the infamous: the deep blue Hope Diamond, which is said to bring bad luck to all who handle it; the biggest: The Cullinan; and the Hollywood romantic: the Taylor-Burton Diamond. Some have detailed histories that can be traced from the present day back to the moment they were mined, while others have a more mysterious past or have disappeared from view. Also included are shorter entries on a further selection of some forty notable diamonds."--BOOK JACKET.
Kohinoor
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : en
Publisher: Juggernaut Books
Release Date : 2016
Kohinoor written by William Dalrymple and has been published by Juggernaut Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Crown jewels categories.
This riveting tale of the Kohinoor, the worldÕs most coveted gem, unearths fascinating new information as it moves from the Mughal court to Persia to Afghanistan; from Maharaja Ranjit Singh's durbar in Punjab to the Queen of England's Crown. A thrilling tale, full of violence, drama and intrigue.