Maharajas' Jewels - Hardcover

Prior, Katherine; Adamson, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 086565218X ISBN 13: 9780865652187

Publisher: Vendome Pr, 1900

Synopsis

The stories of Indian princes and their jewelry and precious stones are brought together in this illustrated narrative tracing the rise and fall of India's leading royal houses through the dramatic fortunes of their crown jewels. Traditionally, precious metals and jewels have been, for Indians rich and poor, a repository of wealth and a status symbol. For the reigning families, jewels also had symbolic and religious significance.
Also here are the original drawings by great European jewelers of the pieces they designed for their exotic and demanding clients. The text is both lively and scholarly, drawing from descriptions of such travelers as Marco Polo and Tavernier as well as Sanskrit dramatists extolling the riches of India.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book traces the rise and decline of India's leading royal houses through the dramatic fortunes of their crown jewels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vendome Pr
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 086565218X
• ISBN 13: 9780865652187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 2