Pearls : a natural history / Neil H. Landman ... [et al.].
Pearls : a natural history / Neil H. Landman ... [et al.].
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New York : H.N. Abrams in association with the American Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum, 2001.
Date
2001.
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NQ639.412/1
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English
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Physical content
232 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1 Columbus's Pearls 13 -- 2 Natural Beginnings -- PEARL MOLLUSKS 23 -- 3 The Mechanism of Luster -- PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF PEARLS 41 -- 4 Pearls in Human History -- THE EUROPEAN TRADITION 63 -- 5 Pearls in Human History -- THE NON-EUROPEAN TRAD...
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Publisher
New York : H.N. Abrams in association with the American Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum, 2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"Pearls are unique among gemstones. Complete as they are found, they require no faceting or shaping to bring out their beauty and luster. Perhaps because of their origin and radiance, pearls have fascinated people from the time they were first found in artifacts in Mesopotamia (c. 2300 B.C.E.), until the present. Rich with new color photography and...
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Pearls : a natural history / Neil H. Landman ... [et al.].
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222).
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Other version (online)
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NQ639.412/1
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74VvQOqNqMbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQOqNqMbl
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ISBN
0810944952
9780810944954
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639.412
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991014478209702626
