Episode 37: The Hope Diamond

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Sources:

• Eisenstadt, Abigail. “Get to Know the Hope Diamond’s Keeper.” Smithsonian Magazine, November 12, 2020.
• Farges, Francois et al. “The French Blue and the Hope Diamond: New Data from the Discovery of a Historical Lead Cast.” Gems and Gemology 45 (Spring 2009), 4-19.
• Hertz, Bram. A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Previous Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope. London: William Clowes and Sons, 1839.
• Kurin, Richard. The Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem. Washington DC: Smithsonian Books, 2006.
• Mawe, John. A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones. London: Longman, Hurst, Reese, Ormer, and Brown, 1823.
• Norman, Nick. The Extraordinary World of Diamonds. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2011.
• Ogden, Jack. “Out of the Blue: The Hope Diamond in London.” The Journal of Gemology 36, no. 4 (2018), 316-331.
• Patch, Susanne Steinem. Blue Mystery: The Story of the Hope Diamond. New York City: Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
• Post, Jeffrey. “Possible ‘Sister’ Stones of the Hope Diamond.” Gems and Gemology 46 (Spring 2010), 28-35.
• Post, Jeffrey. Unearthed: Surprising Stories behind the Jewels. New York City: Harry N. Abrams, 2021.
• Post, Jeffrey and Francois Farges. “The Hope Diamond: Rare Gem, Historic Jewel.” Rocks and Minerals 89 (2014), 16-26.
• Stromberg, Joseph. “The Hope Diamond Was Once a Symbol for the Louis XIV, The Sun King.” Smithsonian Magazine, January 28, 2018.
• Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste. Travels in India. Vol II. Translated by V. Ball et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1925 [1676].

Other:

• The Museum of Natural History: Hope Diamond [entry 1]
• The Museum of Natural History: The Hope Diamond [entry 2 – with HD zoom]
• Smithsonian Channel: The Hope Diamond’s New Setting Revealed.

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Happy listening!

-Lindsay