About time the Ajuda Palace has a new director; The last one made it into a job for life (same as Peña Palace, by the way)
--Previous Message-- : I still did not have the time to take a good : look at this book. A lot of valuable : information I believe, since there is scarse : reliable information on the Portuguese : jewels. : : I was unnaware that the author was now : Director of the Ajuda Palace, at the time he : wrote the book he was a researcher I think. : On the book cover he titles Dona Isabel as : "HRH Dona Isabel of Herédia" : Perhaps he will organize a future exibition : of the crown jewels (I was lucky enought to : atend the exibition made many years ago, it : was the first time the jewels were seen : since the fall of the monarchy, and they are : superb!) : : : : : --Previous Message-- : There is a book named 'Se as Jóias Falassem' : (in english is something like 'If the : jewelry speak') about the history of many : portuguese royal jewels since the foundation : of Portugal. Some of the jewels still belong : to the Portuguese Royal Family, like the : Queen Amelia Diamond Choker/Tiara. It : contains lots of good pictures. : : The author is now director of the National : Palace of Ajuda and the prologue is from HRH : D.Isabel, Duchess of Bragança. : : : : http://www.wook.pt/ficha/se-as-joias-falassem/a/id/3126441 : : : : :
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