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Diamonds Famous and Fatal : The History, Mystery and Lore of the World's Most Famous Gem
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Price Last Updated : 6-25-2008
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Features
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Barricade Books April 1, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1569802025
ISBN-13: 978-1569802021
Product Dimensions:
10.5 x 7.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Book Description
In Diamonds: Famous and Fatal, Leo Kendall gathers both well-known and obscure facts and stories about diamonds, and interweaves these tales with the general history of the diamond. While the stories themselves are fabulous and strange, the history of the diamond is one of glittering allure and dark mystery. Everyone has heard the enigmatic stories of the Koh-i-Noor and Hope diamonds. But few know the bloody history of the "Moon of the Mountains," or the role that diamonds played in financing the intrigues of the royal houses of Europe and Russia. How many have heard the tale of the largest planned jewel robbery in history, in which many of the world's finest and most famous diamonds disappeared forever?
The beauty, rarity, and lore of the diamond is the material of this remarkable book. Bizarre beliefs and events characterize the history of diamonds giving them a weighty impact on social history. The physical, spiritual, and emotional invincibility of the diamond is fully captured in this illustrated volume, making it a fascinating read.
Reader Reviews
The history of the famous diamonds is just fascinating. This book is very thorough and Mr. Kendall really gave me an education. From ancient India to present day, from the Maharaja's to Louis XV to Victoria to Elizabeth Taylor, powerful people have aways coveted rare diamonds. The story of the Louis XV's French Blue is probably the most famous, but all of these stories are interesting, really a fun book to read. If you have any interest in diamond's or just interesting history in general then I believe you will not be disappointed in this wonderful book...it's hard to believe what people will do to possess something noone else has.
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Diamonds Famous and Fatal : The History, Mystery and Lore of the World's Most Famous Gem
by Leo P. Kendall
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