DIAMONDS: AN EARLY HISTORY OF THE KING OF GEMS NEW ARRIVAL Jadeite and Nephrite Jade Localities

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maintains that diamond’s early popularity in the western world was based not on its beauty

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DIAMONDS: AN EARLY HISTORY OF THE KING OF GEMS NEW ARRIVAL Jadeite and Nephrite Jade LocalitiesA 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. Its an in depth study tracing the story of