The Crown Jewels
The Official Illustrated History
$29.12
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2012
Summary
The Tower of London welcomes over two million visitors annually, with the Crown Jewels serving as its main attraction. This paperback edition of the official illustrated history of the Crown Jewels, the world’s most renowned jewelry collection, features spectacular new photographs with stunning details. The accessible and up-to-date text, based on original research, recounts the stories of two of the largest and most famous diamonds in the world: the Koh-i-Noor and the Cullinan. This book is the perfect souvenir for visitors to the Tower of London and an ideal introduction for anyone interested in English history and monarchy.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500289822 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500289824 |
| Author: | Anna Keay |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 920g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 234mm x 270mm |
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Critics Review
‘The book is sumptuously illustrated, and Anna Keay tells her remarkable story with great skill’ - The Literary Review ‘Important … For anyone with an interest in the jeweler’s craft, historic gemstones, the British monarchy and British history, ‘The Crown Jewels’ will be a delight’ - Period Homes & Interiors ‘An informative delight, but the clincher is almost 300 eye-smacking photographs of the world’s most complete collection of royal regalia’ - Daily Express
Anna Keay
Anna Keay was a curator at the Tower of London and now works at English Heritage. Her books include “The Magnificent Monarch, The Elizabethan Tower of London”, and “The Crown Jewels”.
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