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London: Indo-Russian Jewellery Foundation. Ricco di bellissime illustrazioni a colori. Contenuto: Content: South Indian jewelry traditions / Usha R. Balakrishnan – Mughal Empire. The Mughals : conquerors, emperors, connoisseurs / Usha R. Balakrishnan – Precious stones in Indian jewelry. Maharatnani : the five great gems / Usha R. Balakrishnan – The princely state of Hyderabad in the Deccan : jewels of Hyderabad / Usha R. Balakrishnan – India and Europe : interconnections in jewelry traditions. Jewelry : India and the western imagination, 1550-2000 / Diana Scarisbrick – India of the maharajas and the French art of jewelry, 1910s-1930s / Larisa Peshekhonova – European influences on jewelry in India ; Indian influences on jewelry in Europe (Cartier ; Chaumet ; Lacloche Freres ; Mauboussin ; Mellerio ; Van Cleef & Arpels) – The great jewelers of modern India. The gem palace : the genius of Munnu Kasliwal / Usha R. Balakrishnan – Bhagat : perfection in creation / Usha R. Balakrishnan. Appendix. Methods of gem cutting and gem setting : a synthesis of inspiration, calculation, and skill / Olga Vecherina. 427 pg. 2014