From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail: Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275991234)

Morgan discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. The story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. Along the way, we meet scientists and kings and bear witness as the great emeralds are born, mined, smuggled, cut, and sold. The book also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. From the fastnesses of Afghanistan to the steamy jungles of Colombia and Zimbabwe, from the sands of Egypt to the bitter Urals, this is the story of a stone whose strange journey reflects the yearnings, greed, passions, and longing for beauty of the human race.

Author: Diane Morgan
ISBN-10: 0275991237
ISBN-13: 9780275991234
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.50w x 0.99d