Diamonds : An Early History of the King of Gems / / Jack Ogden |
Autore | Ogden Jack |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 pages) |
Disciplina | 553.8 |
Soggetto topico | Diamonds - History |
ISBN | 0-300-23551-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795177903321 |
Ogden Jack | ||
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Diamonds : An Early History of the King of Gems / / Jack Ogden |
Autore | Ogden Jack |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 pages) |
Disciplina | 553.8 |
Soggetto topico | Diamonds - History |
ISBN | 0-300-23551-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810066603321 |
Ogden Jack | ||
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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