Diamond jewelry : 700 years of glory and glamour /
Diamond jewelry has long been symbolic of political power and authority in Europe. This book focuses on the individuals who commissioned and wore extraordinarily precious diamond ornaments from the mid-14th century until the "democratization" of diamonds that followed the opening of mines...
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London ; New York :
Thames and Hudson,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Late medieval and early renaissance luxury, 1364-1500
- Regal magnificence, 1500-1600
- 'Sparks of Divinitie' in London and Paris, 1600-1660
- The diamonds of absolutism, 1660-1700
- Diamonds in the age of elegance, 1700-1800
- The grand monarchical manner, 1800-1900
- The age of democracy, 1900-present.