{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"Paris, City of Pearls - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u2oWZsJNII\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/paris-city-of-pearls\/\">Paris, City of Pearls<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/paris-city-of-pearls\/embed\/#?secret=u2oWZsJNII\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Paris, City of Pearls&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"u2oWZsJNII\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9782376660934-04-2-600x756.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":756,"description":"This fascinating book shows how pearls have inspired Parisian jewellers and artists of all kinds, both young and old, as well as exploring the mysteries of this prized biomineral. Text in English and French.Foreword 13 Introduction 14 Pearls and the East 18 The nature of pearls 20 Pearl vocabulary: origins and definitions 22 The Wild Wild East 25 Conquering the market 32 The slow rise of French merchants in the Gulf 35 The queen of gems, the gem of queens&hellip; and of first Ladies 45 London versus Paris: a war of pearls 55 The &ldquo;new pearl fisheries&rdquo; 65 The arrival of the &ldquo;king of pearls&rdquo;: L&eacute;onard Rosenthal 68 London&rsquo;s fall, rise of Paris 71 From Kuwait to Rue La Fayette&hellip; and back 78 The pearl as a symbol of modernity 88 From Art Nouveau to the &ldquo;new style&rdquo; 90 The pearl trade during the First World War 116 Pearl mania in Paris 128 The Gulf merchants head to Paris 130 Much-decorated merchant-kings 134 It&rsquo;s raining pearls! 137 Cultured pearls burst onto the Western market 158 The pearl enthroned: the Exposition Internationale des Arts D&eacute;coratifs et Industriels Modernes of 1925 163 Sea, land and sky: all pearl routes lead to Paris 172 The dark years 174 &ldquo;At this price, Ladies.&rdquo; 176 Cultured pearls: problem or solution? 180 The end of an era 183 The pearl crisis 186 The Rosenthals&rsquo; terrible odyssey 197 The pearl trade from then to now 202 The pearl paths after the war 205 Papeete, new center of cultured pearls? 211 Pearls in the 21st century: back in favor? 217 Appendices 222"}