by Anna Keay (Author)
The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This paperback edition of the official illustrated history of the Crown Jewels, the most famous jewelry collection in the world, incorporates spectacular new photographs with stunning details. Accessible and up-to-date text, based on original research, includes the story of two of the largest and most famous diamonds in the world the Kohi-nur and the Cullinan. This is the perfect souvenir for visitors to the Tower of London, as well as an ideal introduction for anyone interested in English history and monarchy.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: Abridged edition
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 05 Mar 2012
ISBN 10: 0500289824
ISBN 13: 9780500289822
Book Overview: Celebrates the most remarkable assemblage of jewellery in the world still used in royal ceremony in a tradition going back over a millennium