The Book of the Pearl
- Subtitle
- The history, art, science, and industry of the queen of gems
George Frederick Kunz and Charles Hugh Stevenson
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1. Front matter2. CONTENTS3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS4. MAPS5. INTRODUCTION6. I PEARLS AMONG THE ANCIENTS7. II MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY OF PEARLS8. III ORIGIN OF PEARLS9. IV STRUCTURE AND FORMS OF PEARLS10. V SOURCES OF PEARLS11. VI THE PEARL FISHERIES OF THE PERSIAN GULF12. VI THE PEARL FISHERIES OF THE PERSIAN GULF (continued 2)13. VII EAST AFRICAN PEARL FISHERIES14. VIII PEARL FISHERIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES15. IX PEARL FISHERIES OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS16. X PEARL FISHERIES OF VENEZUELA17. X PEARL FISHERIES OF VENEZUELA (continued 2)18. XI PEARL-CULTURE AND PEARL-FARMING19. XII MYSTICAL AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF PEARLS20. XIII VALUES AND COMMERCE OF PEARLS21. XIII VALUES AND COMMERCE OF PEARLS (continued 2)22. XIV TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEARLS23. XV PEARLS AS USED IN ORNAMENTS AND DECORATION24. XV PEARLS AS USED IN ORNAMENTS AND DECORATION (continued 2)25. XVI FAMOUS PEARLS AND COLLECTIONS26. XVII THE ABORIGINAL USE OF PEARLS, AND THEIR DISCOVERY IN MOUNDS AND GRAVES27. BIBLIOGRAPHY[562]28. INDEX