The Resource Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories, Marcia Pointon
Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories, Marcia Pointon
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- Summary
- HISTORY. 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 in some of the world's poorest countries remains conten--tious. Immensely valuable for their size, stones can be easily hidden and transported, and so are favoured by those fleeing persecution as well as by criminals wanting to launder cash. Diamonds have been widely used in industry since the nineteenth century, and have long been valued for their pharmaceutical and prophylactic properties. This probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe, and investigates what happens to diamonds once they reach the cutters and polishers
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 256 pages
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: One.Diamonds and Empire
- Two.Diamond Business
- Three.Diamond: Shape, Pattern, Symbol
- Four.A Girl's Best Friend? Diamonds As Luxury and Necessity
- Five.Theft
- Isbn
- 9781780237527
- Label
- Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories
- Title
- Rocks, ice and dirty stones
- Title remainder
- diamond histories
- Statement of responsibility
- Marcia Pointon
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- HISTORY. 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 in some of the world's poorest countries remains conten--tious. Immensely valuable for their size, stones can be easily hidden and transported, and so are favoured by those fleeing persecution as well as by criminals wanting to launder cash. Diamonds have been widely used in industry since the nineteenth century, and have long been valued for their pharmaceutical and prophylactic properties. This probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe, and investigates what happens to diamonds once they reach the cutters and polishers
- Cataloging source
- WWBK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pointon, Marcia
- Dewey number
- 553.82
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Diamonds
- Diamond industry and trade
- Diamonds
- Label
- Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories, Marcia Pointon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: One.Diamonds and Empire -- Two.Diamond Business -- Three.Diamond: Shape, Pattern, Symbol -- Four.A Girl's Best Friend? Diamonds As Luxury and Necessity -- Five.Theft
- Control code
- 000059629505
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780237527
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (1some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)952368876
- Label
- Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories, Marcia Pointon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: One.Diamonds and Empire -- Two.Diamond Business -- Three.Diamond: Shape, Pattern, Symbol -- Four.A Girl's Best Friend? Diamonds As Luxury and Necessity -- Five.Theft
- Control code
- 000059629505
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780237527
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (1some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)952368876
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