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Diamonds
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Price Last Updated : 7-30-2008
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Features
Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books October 3, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155407116X
ISBN-13: 978-1554071166
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
An entertaining education in the history of the diamond and its evolution into the iconic jewel it is today. (Terry Peters Vancouver North Shore News 20051125)
Product Description
A beautiful look at the world's most alluring gem.
With images as fabulous as their highly prized subject, Diamonds is about the science and glamour of this magnificent gemstone.
The book takes a look at why we desire diamonds, where their characteristic fire comes from and why they are seen as the ultimate symbol of love. Known in pop culture today as bling, diamonds play a role in fashion and celebrity as well as jewelry. Also revealed are some of the amazing properties of diamonds that make it a vital material for modern technology and medicine as well as a "girl's best friend".
Filled with color photographs throughout, Diamonds features six chapters: - Desire: why diamonds are so highly valued and their properties
- The Hunt: the diamond rushes
- The Cut: how the rocks are transformed into jewels
- Fame: some famous diamonds and their legends
- The Extreme: hardness, transparency, conductivity, durability
- Design: jewelry, antique and modern, on clothing and in film.
Designed for the luxury-lover or the mineral collector, Diamonds is sure to please.
Reader Reviews
A short, but interesting book about diamonds. It has a few beautiful color photographs. It also gives the history of a few famous diamonds. Fred Ward's book "Diamonds" is a better, more detailed book.
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