A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq

A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq

Author: Henry Philip Hope

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781296543907

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Pearl

Pearl

Author: Fiona Lindsay Shen

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1789146224

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From their creation in the maw of mollusks to lustrous objects of infatuation and conflict, a revealing look at pearls’ dark history. This book is a beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewelry. Pearls are the most human of gems, both miraculous and familiar. Uniquely organic in origin, they are as intimate as our bodies, created through the same process as we grow bones and teeth. They have long been described as an animal’s sacrifice, but until recently their retrieval often entailed the sacrifices of enslaved and indentured divers and laborers. While the shimmer of the pearl has enticed Roman noblewomen, Mughal princes, Hollywood royalty, mavericks, and renegades, encoded in its surface is a history of human endeavor, abuse, and aspiration—pain locked in the layers of a gleaming gem.


The Palatine Wreck

The Palatine Wreck

Author: Jill Farinelli

Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1611687055

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A deeply researched inquiry into one of the enduring mysteries of the New England coast