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Understanding 9/11The book of the pearl : the history, art, science, and industry of the queen of gems
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The book of the pearl : the history, art, science, and industry of the queen of gems
- Publication date
- 1908
- Topics
- Pearls
- Publisher
- The Century co.
- Collection
- gialibrary; additional_collections
- Language
- English
"The text covers the entire span of ancient to modern knowledge of the pearl, its host, formation, the natural history of the several shellfish, salt- and fresh-water, methods of fishing, preparation of pearls, marketing, fashion, lore, and many other topics directly or indirectly related to the central theme... [a] truly monumental work..."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 3690.
- Addeddate
- 2017-01-11 18:42:31
- Identifier
- TheBookOfThePearlTheHistoryArtScienceAndIndustryOfTheQueenOf
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t3mw7h42s
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 11.0
- Ppi
- 600
- Year
- 1908
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