Buried Treasure - Victoria Finlay
travels through the jewel box
KORTE INHOUD
this work uncovers the secret histories of precious stones.
When we put on jewels, what are we really wearing? Victoria Finlay travels across the world to tell the true stories of these miraculous oddities of nature. Her search takes her to the opal fields of Australia with their underground towns, to Scotland to find the last of the pearl fishers; through a ruby market in Burma under the eyes of the military junta, and to the Native American reserve that holds the world's biggest supply of a forgotten gem. Throughout she asks: in an era when we can manufacture synthetics, why do jewels still hold their appeal?
Illustrated with coulour- and black and white plates.
'A beautiful book. Reading it is, in fact, very much like dipping into a jewel box and pulling out curious and brillant things, different each time but always fascinating.' (Nadeen Aslam)
'Her curiosity is inexhaustible, her reading wide, and her writing styleba delight.' (Sunday Telegraph)
'A highly companionable guide, adventurous and romantic.'
(Indep...
When we put on jewels, what are we really wearing? Victoria Finlay travels across the world to tell the true stories of these miraculous oddities of nature. Her search takes her to the opal fields of Australia with their underground towns, to Scotland to find the last of the pearl fishers; through a ruby market in Burma under the eyes of the military junta, and to the Native American reserve that holds the world's biggest supply of a forgotten gem. Throughout she asks: in an era when we can manufacture synthetics, why do jewels still hold their appeal?
Illustrated with coulour- and black and white plates.
'A beautiful book. Reading it is, in fact, very much like dipping into a jewel box and pulling out curious and brillant things, different each time but always fascinating.' (Nadeen Aslam)
'Her curiosity is inexhaustible, her reading wide, and her writing styleba delight.' (Sunday Telegraph)
'A highly companionable guide, adventurous and romantic.'
(Indep...
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