Description: New in New jacket. pp. 448. Man has been intrigued by the origin of pearls, sensitive to their beauty, and convinced of their medicinal value for at least 5 cent. A mixture of folklore and observation preceded the earliest scientific inquiries. Fishing and trade commenced in S. Asia, between India and Sri Lanka and around the Persian Gulf. In W. and Central Europe, Inner Asia and China, and N. Amer. Freshwater pearls were probably known and treasured before those of marine origin. A refined ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780871692245ISBN:0871692244
Description: B/W Photographs and Drawings. Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8 3/4 x 11 1/2. 448 pages. Ideas concerning the origin of the pearl can be traced over ar least two and half millennia. The more persistent belong to India, Iran and Arabia, where they spread before the beginning of the Christian era to the eastern Mediterranean. This book is enhanced with over 100 maps and illustrations. read more
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. NF/NF. Hardcover, blue & gray cloth, DJ, 448 pp, b&w illustrations, thick quarto, light edgewear, otherwise a nice, crisp and clean copy. read more
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