{"product_id":"pearl-fiona-lindsay-shen-9781789146219","title":"Pearl: Nature's Perfect Gem","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom their creation in the maw of mollusks to lustrous objects of infatuation and conflict, a revealing look at pearls' dark history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is a beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewelry. Pearls are the most human of gems, both miraculous and familiar. Uniquely organic in origin, they are as intimate as our bodies, created through the same process as we grow bones and teeth. They have long been described as an animal's sacrifice, but until recently their retrieval often entailed the sacrifices of enslaved and indentured divers and laborers. While the shimmer of the pearl has enticed Roman noblewomen, Mughal princes, Hollywood royalty, mavericks, and renegades, encoded in its surface is a history of human endeavor, abuse, and aspiration--pain locked in the layers of a gleaming gem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Lindsay Shen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789146216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789146219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 7.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Fiona Lindsay Shen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073263333631,"sku":"9781789146219","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dfa0c6e-9058-4aca-97a4-b3f515faebc3.jpg?v=1685446792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pearl-fiona-lindsay-shen-9781789146219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}