The Book of the Pearl
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The Book of the Pearl

Its History, Art, Science and Industry

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eBook - ePub

The Book of the Pearl

Its History, Art, Science and Industry

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This monumental, profusely illustrated volume by two noted authorities is probably the largest single collection of data on the subject of pearls. Its enormous amount of detailed information covers their origin and history, structure, and form; the pearl fisheries of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas; fascinating facts and lore on pearl-culture and pearl-farming; the gem's mystical and medicinal properties; famous pearl collections around the world; and much more. Over 180 illustrations enhance the highly readable text, sure to intrigue any lover of gems.

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Information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9780486142746

INDEX

Abalone pearls
Abbas the Great
Abdul Aziz
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aboriginal use of pearls
Abortive ova theory
Abraham and Sarah
Accidents to divers
Acid stains
Acosta, JosĂŠ de
Aden, Arabia
Aden, Gulf of
Adirondack, New York
Adour River, France
Adrian, Pope
Africa
Age of mollusks
Ago Bay, Japan
Aitken, E. H.
Alabama
Alasmodon arcuata
margaritifera
Albertus Magnus
Alexander the Great
Alexander VI,
Alexander Severus
Alexandra, Queen
(plate)
Alexandria
Alexandria shell
Alfonso X,
Alfred the Great
Algonquin Indians
America
America, Prehistoric
American Museum of Natural History
Amsterdam, Diamond Merchants of
Anania of Shiraz
Ancients, Pearls among the
Anglesey, Marquis of
AngoulĂŞme, Duchess of
Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess of
Anjou, Duke of
Annan River, Scotland
Anne de Bretagne
Anne de France, Duchess
Anodonta cygnea
Antwerp, Chamber of Commerce of
Apparatus of capture. See Dredges, Scaphanders.
Apple River, Wisconsin
Aqualia jewels
Aqua perlata
Archangel, Russia
Areca-nut
Arethusa necklace
Aristotle
Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Arlington, Tenn.
Arnobio, Cleandro
Arnold, Sir Edwin
Arthurian legends
Artificial pearls
Aru Islands
Ashburnham missal
Assyria, Pearls in
Atax ypsilophorus
Atharvaveda
Athens National Museum
Atwater, Caleb
Auction of oysters
Auction of pearls
Augsburg, Germany
Australia
Austria, Fisheries of
Austrian Schatzkammer
Awabi. Sec Abalone.
Aztecs, Pearls among the
Bacon, Francis
Baden, Germany
Baegert, Jacob
Bagdad
Bagge, J. P.
Bahama Islands
Bahrein Islands
Balapur, India
Baldknob, Arkansas
Banda
Banks, Edgar J.
Bann River, Ireland
Bantam Lake, Conn.
Bapst pearls
Barbot, Charles
Baroda, Gaikwar of
Baroque pearls
Baroque pearls, Values of
Parthema, Lodovico
Base value for pearls
Basilica of St. Mark
Bassein Coast, India
Bath, Marquis of
Batthyani, Count Louis
Countess Louis
Bavaria
Bazaruto Islands
Beads
Beckmann, Johann
Bede
Bell, Robert N.
Benjamin of Tudela
Benzoni, Girolamo
Berri, Duc de
Beuth-Schinkel Museum, Charlottenburg
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Biedma, Louis Hernandez de
Bird’s-eye pearls
Birdwood, Sir George
Birmingham, Jewelers’ and Goldsmiths’ Association of
Blackmore, H. P.
Blackmore Museum
Black pearls
Black River, Arkansas
Black Rock, Arkansas
Bleaching pearls
Blister pearls
Blue-point shell
Boats
Bober River, Germany
Bohemia, Austria
Bohemian pearls
Bolchow, H. W. F.
Bolivia
Bologna treatise of 1791
Bombay
Bombay Presidency
Bombay shell
Boncza, Mlle. Wanda de
Boot, Anselmus de
Bordeaux, Austin dc,
Borneo
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Bouchon-Brandely, G.
Bourbon, Duchess of
Bouton, Louis
Bouton pearls. See Button pearls
Bracelets
Brazil
Breeding pearls
Bremond, Gabriele
Brhatsamhita of Varâhamihira
Bridal presents, Pearls as
Brinton, D. G.
Bristow, Samuel G.
British Honduras
British Isles
British Museum
Brooch
Broome, Australia
Brown, Barnum
Browning, Robert
Bruce, Robert
Brunswick, Duke of
Brydges, Sir Harford Jones
Bubics, Bishop
Buckhorn shell
Buckingham, Duke of
Buckland, F. T.
Budapest National Museu...

Table of contents

  1. DOVER BOOKS ON ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING
  2. Title Page
  3. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. I - PEARLS AMONG THE ANCIENTS
  9. II - MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY
  10. III - ORIGIN OF PEARLS
  11. IV - STRUCTURE AND FORMS
  12. V - SOURCES OF PEARLS
  13. VI - PEARLS FROM ASIA
  14. VII - PEARLS FROM THE AFRICAN COASTS
  15. VIII - EUROPEAN PEARL FISHERIES
  16. IX - ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC
  17. X - AMERICAN PEARLS
  18. XI - PEARL-CULTURE AND PEARL-FARMING
  19. XII - MYSTICAL AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF PEARLS
  20. XIII - VALUES AND COMMERCE OF PEARLS
  21. XIV - TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEARLS
  22. XV - PEARLS AS USED IN ORNAMENTS AND DECORATION
  23. XVI - FAMOUS PEARLS AND COLLECTIONS
  24. XVII - THE ABORIGINAL USE OF PEARLS, AND THEIR DISCOVERY IN MOUNDS AND GRAVES
  25. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  26. INDEX