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The fascinating six-hundred-year history of one of the world’s most coveted gems and the royal feuds, intrigues, and betrayals it engendered The Sancy Diamond first came to Europe from India in the fourteenth century, and until 1661 it was the largest white diamond–and the most concentrated and secure form of wealth–in all of Christendom. Alternately believed to impart invincibility to its wearer and to bring ruin to any who owned it, the Sancy cast a seemingl… More >>
The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World’s Most Coveted Gems
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The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World’s Most Coveted Gems
March 12th, 2010The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World’s Most Coveted Gems
August 30th, 2009
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The fascinating six-hundred-year history of one of the world’s most coveted gems and the royal feuds, intrigues, and betrayals it engendered The Sancy Diamond first came to Europe from India in the fourteenth century, and until 1661 it was the largest white diamond–and the most concentrated and secure form of wealth–in all of Christendom. Alternately believed to impart invincibility to its wearer and to bring ruin to any who owned it, the Sancy cast a seemingl… More >>
The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World’s Most Coveted Gems
Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem
August 28th, 2009
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Since its discovery in seventeenth–century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone. Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. But the ‘curse’ that surrounds it, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, i… More >>
Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem
