Queen's Diamonds
Publisher: Royal Collection Enterprises Limited
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781905686384
Subjects: Crown jewels; Jewelry; Great britain, history
Description: Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this book tells the story of the magnificent royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day. Illustrated with a wealth of archive material as well as extensive new photography of the jewels, this important publication includes stones of international importance as well as items of great historic significance, and will be a standard work of reference on diamond jewellery for many years to come.