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Diamonds An Early History of the King of Gems
ISBN: HB: 9780300215663, Yale University Press, April 2018
408 pp., 23.8x17.1 cm, 142 colour illus., 10 black&white illus.
This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the "king of gems", including a cast of larger-than-life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It's an in-dept...
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£35,00
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Deadly Art European Crossbows, 1250-1850
ISBN: PB: 9780300197044, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2013
144 pp., 21.6x24.1 cm, 100 colour illus.
The advent of the crossbow more than 2,500 years ago effected dramatic changes for hunters and warriors. For centuries, it was among the most powerful and widely used handheld weapons, and its popularity endures to this day. "A Deadly Art" presents a...
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£18,99
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Duncan Phyfe Master Cabinetmaker in New York
ISBN: HB: 9780300155112, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2011
400 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 250 colour images, 100 black&white illus.
Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854), known during his lifetime as the "United States Rage", to this day remains America's best-known cabinetmaker. Establishing his reputation as a purveyor of luxury by designing high-quality furniture for New York's moneyed eli...
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£50,00
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