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Book SynopsisMedusa's Gaze provides the first dedicated account of the origins and extraordinary survival of an exquisite agate bowl from ancient Alexandria to the modern day as it passed through the hands of some of history's most influentional, and colorful, characters.
Trade ReviewThe Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well. * Literary Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
