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From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail : Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History by Diane Morgan (2007, Hardcover)

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Title: From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail. Author: Diane Morgan. The story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. Format: Hardback. Topic: Children's Learning & Education. Item Length: 156mm.

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Morgan discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. The story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. Along the way, we meet scientists and kings and bear witness as the great emeralds are born, mined, smuggled, cut, and sold. The book also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. From the fastnesses of Afghanistan to the steamy jungles of Colombia and Zimbabwe, from the sands of Egypt to the bitter Urals, this is the story of a stone whose strange journey reflects the yearnings, greed, passions, and longing for beauty of the human race.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275991237
ISBN-13
9780275991234
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57202975

Product Key Features

Author
Diane Morgan
Publication Name
From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail : Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Qe394
Reviews
"Morgan begins with legends of the green gemstone. Then she discusses how they come to be, the emerald business, their appearance in world history, the great emeralds, secrets of the trade, and fake emeralds and their kin." - Reference and Research Book News, 'Morgan traces emeralds through time in an interesting mixture of technical information and completely nontechnical to nearly rhetorical discussions. A significant portion of the work emphasizes mythic and magical aspects of emeralds and related minerals, along with people involved (or allegedly so) in the long history of this gemstone....[t]he treatment of emerald discoveries, worldwide distribution, and mining is very thorough and especially useful in its coverage of the past three decades....For those in the gem industry and nonprofessionals interested in the historical and related aspects of emeralds....General readers.'-Choice, "Morgan begins with legends of the green gemstone. Then she discusses how they come to be, the emerald business, their appearance in world history, the great emeralds, secrets of the trade, and fake emeralds and their kin." - Reference & Research Book News, "Morgan traces emeralds through time in an interesting mixture of technical information and completely nontechnical to nearly rhetorical discussions. A significant portion of the work emphasizes mythic and magical aspects of emeralds and related minerals, along with people involved (or allegedly so) in the long history of this gemstone....[t]he treatment of emerald discoveries, worldwide distribution, and mining is very thorough and especially useful in its coverage of the past three decades....For those in the gem industry and nonprofessionals interested in the historical and related aspects of emeralds....General readers." -- Choice "Morgan begins with legends of the green gemstone. Then she discusses how they come to be, the emerald business, their appearance in world history, the great emeralds, secrets of the trade, and fake emeralds and their kin." -- Reference & Research Book News, "Morgan traces emeralds through time in an interesting mixture of technical information and completely nontechnical to nearly rhetorical discussions. A significant portion of the work emphasizes mythic and magical aspects of emeralds and related minerals, along with people involved (or allegedly so) in the long history of this gemstoneâ€¦.[t]he treatment of emerald discoveries, worldwide distribution, and mining is very thorough and especially useful in its coverage of the past three decadesâ€¦.For those in the gem industry and nonprofessionals interested in the historical and related aspects of emeraldsâ€¦.General readers." - Choice, "Morgan traces emeralds through time in an interesting mixture of technical information and completely nontechnical to nearly rhetorical discussions. A significant portion of the work emphasizes mythic and magical aspects of emeralds and related minerals, along with people involved (or allegedly so) in the long history of this gemstone....[t]he treatment of emerald discoveries, worldwide distribution, and mining is very thorough and especially useful in its coverage of the past three decades....For those in the gem industry and nonprofessionals interested in the historical and related aspects of emeralds....General readers."- Choice
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
General, Rocks & Minerals
Lccn
2007-000068
Dewey Decimal
553.8/6
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Nature, Science

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by embassyemeraldsAug 17, 2007
Witty and Informative
It's hard to imagine that anybody could write 170+ pages worth of material on a subject as narrow as an emerald, but in just a few pages, Diane Morgan quickly illustrates just how intriguing this stone can be. Covering a wide range of subject from geology to mythology, and gemology to history, the true 'gem', thoroughly detailing every possible 'facet', in a witty and charming manner. For readers savoring a little natural history, this book comes highly recommended.

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