The Great Diamonds of the World Their History And Romance
The Great Diamonds of the World Their History And Romance
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It weighs 133^ carats of Vienna, -f but is rather yellow. The stone is cut in nine surfaces covered with facets forming a star with nine rays. This jewel was once the property of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who according to the custom of the day carried all his valuables in the battle-field, first to have them always in sight, and, secondly, on account of the mysterious power then attributed to precious stones. Charles lost this diamond at the battle of Morat on the 22nd June, 1476. Tra...dition relates that it was picked up by a peasant who took it for a piece of glass, and sold it for a florin. The new owner, Bartholomew May, a citizen of Berne, sold it suf lequel pied le diamant doit valoir 2, 608, 335 livres. " — Vol. II. , ji. 290 of i68i ed. The rule is here laid down at p. 288. Square the number of carats, and multiply result by the price of a stone of one carat of same value as the stone in question For the price varies with the quality of the stone itself. Thus a perfect stone of one carat being valued at 150 livres, the price of such a stone weighing 12 carats will be 12 x 12 x 150 = 2i, 6oo=the price in livres.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It weighs 133^ carats of Vienna, -f but is rather yellow. The stone is cut in nine surfaces covered with facets forming a star with nine rays. This jewel was once the property of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who according to the custom of the day carried all his valuables in the battle-field, first to have them always in sight, and, secondly, on account of the mysterious power then attributed to precious stones. Charles lost this diamond at the battle of Morat on the 22nd June, 1476. Tra...dition relates that it was picked up by a peasant who took it for a piece of glass, and sold it for a florin. The new owner, Bartholomew May, a citizen of Berne, sold it suf lequel pied le diamant doit valoir 2, 608, 335 livres. " — Vol. II. , ji. 290 of i68i ed. The rule is here laid down at p. 288. Square the number of carats, and multiply result by the price of a stone of one carat of same value as the stone in question For the price varies with the quality of the stone itself. Thus a perfect stone of one carat being valued at 150 livres, the price of such a stone weighing 12 carats will be 12 x 12 x 150 = 2i, 6oo=the price in livres.
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