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See moreThis is the 4,000-year-old history of the pearl, but also includes detailed practical information on collecting, buying and wearing pearls.
Beautifully illustrated with historical images, famous jewellery and fashion photography, this is not just the 4,000-year-old story of the pearl but also a practical guide to collecting, buying and wearing pearls.
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For its luminescent beauty and timeless elegance, the pearl has been prized for centuries, from ancient civilisations and royalty to society girls and Hollywood celebrities. Not only a symbol of wealth, status and power, this rare gem is a moon-like talisman associated with healing, protection and purity.
Weaving myth and history, art and literature, the sacred and the secular, The Story of the Pearl unfolds the fascinating 4,000-year-old story of the pearl, including tales of pearl-divers in the Pacific, the jewellery of ancient Rome, and legendary pearls such as the 500-year-old La Peregrina and the 14-pound Pearl of Allah. Here you will learn of the various types of pearls, both cultured and costume styles, how to wear and care for them, as well as pearls in popular culture and in fashions through the ages.
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ISBN: 9781838611422
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 June 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: OH
Illustration: illus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 182.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Caroline Young is a writer and author specialising in fashion, pop culture and film history. Originally from Edinburgh, where she still lives, her works include Hitchcock's Heroines, The Fabulous Frances Farquharson: The Colourful Life of An American in Paris, The It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity and Scandal, and Welbeck's The Colour of Fashion, Audrey in Paris, and Little Book of Chloe.
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