Koh-i-Noor

Koh-i-Noor
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9781635570779
ISBN-13 : 1635570778
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Koh-i-Noor by : William Dalrymple

From the internationally acclaimed and bestselling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, the first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world. On March 29, 1849, the ten-year-old leader of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the center of the British fort in Lahore, India. There, in a formal Act of Submission, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company swathes of the richest land in India and the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond, otherwise known as the Mountain of Light. To celebrate the acquisition, the British East India Company commissioned a history of the diamond woven together from the gossip of the Delhi Bazaars. From that moment forward, the Koh-i-Noor became the most famous and mythological diamond in history, with thousands of people coming to see it at the 1851 Great Exhibition and still more thousands repeating the largely fictitious account of its passage through history. Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself.

The Crown Diamond

The Crown Diamond
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Total Pages : 16
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ISBN-10 : 0887349943
ISBN-13 : 9780887349942
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crown Diamond by : Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes' pursuit of a brilliant, deadly jewel theif leads to a chilling confrontation between hunter and hunted! Not a pastiche, not a parody, not an homage, but a genuine Doyle stage script!

The Crown Jewels

The Crown Jewels
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0500289824
ISBN-13 : 9780500289822
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crown Jewels by : Anna Keay

This text captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the crown jewels.

The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown

The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
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Publisher : Redhook
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780316386838
ISBN-13 : 0316386839
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by : Vaseem Khan

In the second instalment of a charming mystery series, a Mumbai-based investigator and his elephant partner are on the hunt for the Queen of England's stolen Crown Jewels. For centuries, the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man -- and his elephant -- can possibly crack this case. . . Featuring the most charming crime-solving duo ever to grace the pages of a book, the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series is a must-read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith.

The Queen's Diamonds

The Queen's Diamonds
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1905686382
ISBN-13 : 9781905686384
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Queen's Diamonds by : Hugh Roberts

Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this book tells the story of the royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to Elizabeth II.

The Crown Diamonds

The Crown Diamonds
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Total Pages : 58
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044040297467
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Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crown Diamonds by : Daniel François Esprit Auber

A three-act romantic opera comique by the French composer Daniel Auber set in Portugal in 1777. The opera contains no apparent African American content or references.

Kohinoor

Kohinoor
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Publisher : Juggernaut Books
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9789386228086
ISBN-13 : 9386228084
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Kohinoor by : William Dalrymple

This riveting tale of the Kohinoor, the worldÕs most coveted gem, unearths fascinating new information as it moves from the Mughal court to Persia to Afghanistan; from Maharaja Ranjit Singh's durbar in Punjab to the Queen of England's Crown. A thrilling tale, full of violence, drama and intrigue.

The Favorite Opera, in Three Acts Entitled, The Crown Diamonds ... Adapted to the English Stage by Mr. Tully, the Words by E. Fitzball, Etc. [Based on “Les Diamans de la Couronne” by A. E. Scribe and J. H. Vernoy de Saint Georges.]

The Favorite Opera, in Three Acts Entitled, The Crown Diamonds ... Adapted to the English Stage by Mr. Tully, the Words by E. Fitzball, Etc. [Based on “Les Diamans de la Couronne” by A. E. Scribe and J. H. Vernoy de Saint Georges.]
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Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0018105504
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Favorite Opera, in Three Acts Entitled, The Crown Diamonds ... Adapted to the English Stage by Mr. Tully, the Words by E. Fitzball, Etc. [Based on “Les Diamans de la Couronne” by A. E. Scribe and J. H. Vernoy de Saint Georges.] by : Edward Fitzball

The Cartiers

The Cartiers
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 673
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ISBN-10 : 9780525621638
ISBN-13 : 0525621636
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cartiers by : Francesca Cartier Brickell

“A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark.”—The Economist The “astounding” (André Leon Talley) story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather’s humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon—as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives “Ms. Cartier Brickell has done her grandfather proud.”—The Wall Street Journal The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1970s. At its heart are the three Cartier brothers whose motto was “Never copy, only create” and who made their family firm internationally famous in the early days of the twentieth century, thanks to their unique and complementary talents: Louis, the visionary designer who created the first men’s wristwatch to help an aviator friend tell the time without taking his hands off the controls of his flying machine; Pierre, the master dealmaker who bought the New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a double-stranded natural pearl necklace; and Jacques, the globe-trotting gemstone expert whose travels to India gave Cartier access to the world’s best rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, inspiring the celebrated Tutti Frutti jewelry. Francesca Cartier Brickell, whose great-grandfather was the youngest of the brothers, has traveled the world researching her family’s history, tracking down those connected with her ancestors and discovering long-lost pieces of the puzzle along the way. Now she reveals never-before-told dramas, romances, intrigues, betrayals, and more. The Cartiers also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the firm’s most iconic jewelry—the notoriously cursed Hope Diamond, the Romanov emeralds, the classic panther pieces—and the long line of stars from the worlds of fashion, film, and royalty who wore them, from Indian maharajas and Russian grand duchesses to Wallis Simpson, Coco Chanel, and Elizabeth Taylor. Published in the two-hundredth anniversary year of the birth of the dynasty’s founder, Louis-François Cartier, this book is a magnificent, definitive, epic social history shown through the deeply personal lens of one legendary family.

The Secret of the Crown

The Secret of the Crown
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Publisher : House of Anansi
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781770890558
ISBN-13 : 1770890556
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Secret of the Crown by : John Fraser

Award-winning journalist, author, and royal authority John Fraser explores the endurance and allure of the Crown in Canada. With his trademark wit and artful agility, Fraser looks at the Crown's evolution from the Age of Deference to the era of celebrity to the present popular revival. He examines the differences between tribal monarchy and constitutional monarchy, the key roles of the governor general and the lieutenant governor, and the media's insatiable appetite for the Royal Family. Finally, he speculates on the future reign of Charles, Prince of Wales, and pays homage to Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee. Erudite and highly entertaining, The Secret of the Crown offers a captivating appraisal of Canada's long-standing affair with royalty. This volume includes a lavish 32-page photo insert to create a spectacular visual history of the once and future crown.