Stoned : jewelry, obsession, and how desire shapes the world

• Main Author: Raden, Aja, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
• Edition: First edition.
• Subjects: Gems > History.; Jewelry > History.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780062334718; 9780062334701
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (300 stran)

As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious. What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course...