The Story of the Pearl

By: Caroline Young

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Hardcover | 9 May 2023 | Edition Number 1

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160 Pages

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2 x 16.6 x 29.6

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For its luminescent beauty and timeless elegance, the pearl has been prized for centuries, from ancient civilizations 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, this book 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.

About the Author

Caroline Young is a freelance writer and author specializing in fashion and popular culture. She is the author of Welbeck's Colour in Fashion and Quarto's FashionQuake.

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