Diamonds Across Time

EDITED BY USHA R BALAKRISHNAN - 432 Pages
Diamonds Across Time features ten essays by scholars in love with the stone They present new discoveries, explore historic collections, investigate the trade in diamonds, explain the spectrum of colors, and, most important, discuss the human stories that underpin the adoration for diamonds The book is illustrated with incredible photographs of rarely seen gems and jewels from closely held collections and reconstructions of historical diamonds, done with the help of state-of-the-art computer technology