Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Diamond 1
5. 2. The Ancient World 21
6. 3. Early Persia and the East 43
7. 4. Medieval Europe 61
8. 5. The Dawn of Diamond Cutting in Europe 79
9. 6. The Fifteenth-Century Technical Revolution 103
10. 7. Renaissance Table and Point Cuts 129
11. 8. Renaissance Multifaceted Cuts 151
12. 9. The Early Brilliant Cut 167
13. 10. Diamond Cutting in London 183
14. 11. The Value and Assessment of Diamonds 203
15. 12. The Indian Diamond Mines 233
16. 13. The Diamond Trade in India 257
17. 14. Diamond Cutting in India and the East 285
18. 15. The Eclipse of Indian Diamonds 317
19. Epilogue 335
20. Appendix. A 1675 Description of the Diamond Mines 337
21. Notes 351
22. Bibliography 355
23. Index 379