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Rocks, Ice and Dirty Stones: Diamond Histories
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Artikel-Nr:
9781780237527
Veröffentl:
2017
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.03.2017
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Marcia Pointon
Gewicht:
768 g
Format:
241x164x27 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Marcia Pointon is professor emerita in the history of art at the University of Manchester. She is the author of Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery, Portrayal and the Search for Identity, and History of Art: A Student's Handbook.
The king of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of brides-to-be and in the ornaments of the super-rich, but their extraction from some of the world's poorest countries remains contentious. Immensely valuable for their size, diamonds can be easily hidden and transported, making them perfect contraband. Diamonds have been widely used in industry since the nineteenth century and have long been valued for their pharmaceutical and prophylactic properties.