“The Historic previous of Diamond Engagement Rings: A True Romance” is a 128-page small-format e book (7.5 x 9 inches) containing larger than 165 photos of engagement rings.
Revealed by The Adventurine Restricted Editions in partnership with Solely Pure Diamonds, the e book explores the historic previous of most likely probably the most enduring traditions in jewelry and objectives to dispel any myths about it, along with the idea that De Beers “invented” the diamond engagement ring following World Battle II.
“A diamond engagement ring has prolonged been a universally understood picture of affection and marriage, however little or no is known regarding the historic previous of the mannequin,” Fasel outlined.
“Truly, there are a variety of misconceptions. Some think about diamond engagement rings solely turned frequent after the ‘A Diamond Is Perpetually’ De Beers selling advertising marketing campaign launched in 1947, or that the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy in 1477.”
Fasel, a jewelry historian and founding father of The Adventurine on-line journal, acknowledged to evaluation the e book, she dug by the use of the archives of museums and libraries in New York and Europe, the place she found diamond engagement rings depicted in masterpieces from the Renaissance and documented in distinctive manuscripts.
She moreover consulted consultants who confirmed her historic examples of rings, starting with the first varieties that features point-cut diamonds.
“It was most likely probably the most fascinating experiences of my career to convey the story to delicate of merely how prolonged and continuously diamond engagement rings have been treasured, how the mannequin has modified and remained the an identical over the centuries and falling in love with the romantic tales behind the rings from engaged {{couples}},” Fasel acknowledged.
Together with chronicling the historic previous of diamond engagement rings, the e book accommodates mannequin guides sharing diamond vocabulary, and diagrams of the elements of rings.
There are moreover opinions of film star engagement rings, from Britain’s Queen Charlotte (dominated 1761-1818) and Nineteenth-century English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning to further modern girls, like Grace Kelly, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lawrence, and Blake Energetic.
“The Historic previous of Diamond Engagement Rings: A True Romance” comes out instantly.
It is a hardcover, limited-edition e book that retails for $35.
It is on the market by the Pure Diamond Council’s site, Amazon.com, and at unbiased bookstores all through the nation.