Known as the “Land of Kings,” northern Rajasthan state in India has no shortage of history. And it’s still on display today. From museums and temples to fortresses, markets and palaces, the region’s treasures have ...
Legend has it that aventurine came about after a happy accident in Murano’s 17th-century glass-making workshops. A clumsy workman is said to have dropped copper filings into his molten glass, resulting in a material flecked ...