Korea (North Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 62

Korea (North Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.

 By Aamir mannan.

The returning Crusaders in the Twelfth and Thirteenth century had much to do with spreading the use of pearls as personal decorations. The cutting and faceting of gems that we are familiar with today did not yet exist, so pearls were in great demand.

The Renaissance saw the royal courts of Europe awash in pearls. Since pearls were so highly regarded, a number of European countries passed laws forbidding the wearing of pearls by other outside of the nobility.

During the European expansion into the New World, the discovery of pearls in Central American waters added to the wealth of Europe. Unfortunately, greed and lust for the sea grown gems resulted in the depletion of virtually all the American pearl oyster populations of the 17th Century..