Diamonds : an early history of the king of gems /: an early history of the king of gems. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack Ogden.
• Authors: Ogden, Jack
• Contents: 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 MinesNOTES; 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.
• Publisher Details: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 553.82; Diamonds -- History; Diamond jewelry -- History; Diamond mines and mining -- History; Diamants -- Histoire; Bijoux de diamant -- Histoire; Diamants -- Mines et extraction -- Histoire; ART -- Folk & Outsider Art; CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts; Diamond jewelry; Diamond mines and mining; Diamonds; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300235517; 0300235518
• Related ISBNs: 0300215665; 9780300215663
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 10, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.