The Story of the Pearl, 9781838611422
Hardcover
A luminous history of pearls: myth, power, fashion, and timeless beauty.

The Story of the Pearl

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    8 May 2023

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Summary

The Pearl: A Timeless Tale of Beauty and Legend

For its luminescent beauty and timeless elegance, the pearl has been prized for centuries, from ancient civilizations and royalty to society girls and Hollywood celebrities. Not only a symbol of wealth, status, and power, this rare gem is a moon-like talisman associated with healing, protection, and purity.

Weaving myth and history, art and literature, the sacred and the secular, this book unfolds the fascinating 4,000-year-old…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781838611422
ISBN-10:1838611428
Author:Caroline Young
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:OH
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:8 May 2023
Weight:400g
Dimensions:182mm x 130mm x 20mm
About The Author

Caroline Young

Caroline Young is a writer and author specialising in fashion, pop culture and film history. Originally from Edinburgh, where she still lives, her works include Hitchcock’s Heroines, The Fabulous Frances Farquharson: The Colourful Life of An American in Paris, The It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity and Scandal, and Welbeck’s The Colour of Fashion, Audrey in Paris, and Little Book of Chloe.

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