title: Cartier Royal: High Jewelry and Precious Objects
author: Francois Chaille
description: Befitting the breathtaking diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds featured inside and which have christened Cartier as the jeweler of kings, this book presents both its history and jewelry. Archival images, modern photos, design drawings and insights make this must-have retrospective for collectors and fans. -<i>Indulge Magazine<br /></i><br />"Without question, the only language that should be used to describe this unimaginably beautiful volume is with a vocabulary of superlatives."-<i>New York Journal of Books</i>
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  THE HAPPY PRINCE 
  ð ə  ˈ h æ p i  p r ɪ n s  
  快 乐 王 子  
   
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  THE HAPPY PRINCE 王子 
  ðə ˈhæpi prɪns 
  快乐王子 
  High above the city, on a tall column 柱子, 
  stood the statue
  雕 像  of the Happy 
  Prince. He was gilded 镀金 all over with 
  thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had 
  two bright sapphires 蓝宝石, and a large 
  red ruby 红 宝 石  glowed 发 光  on his 
  sword-hilt 剑柄. 
  haɪ əˈbʌv ðə ˈsɪti, ɒn ə tɔːl ˈkɒləm, 
  stʊd ðə ˈstætʃuː əv ðə ˈhæpi 
  prɪns. hi wəz ˈɡɪldɪd ɔːl ˈəʊvə wɪð 
  θɪn liːvz əv faɪn ɡəʊld, fə aɪz hi həd 
  tuː braɪt ˈsæfaɪəz, ənd ə lɑːdʒ 
  r e d  ˈ r u ː b i  ɡ l ə ʊ d  ɒ n  ɪ z 
  ˈsɔːdhɪlt. 
  快乐王子的雕像高高地耸
  立在城市上空—根高大的
  石柱上面。他浑身上下镶满
  了薄薄的黄金叶片，明亮的
  蓝宝石做成他的双眼，剑柄
  上还嵌着一颗硕大的灿灿
  发光的红色宝石。 
  He was very much admired indeed. "He 
  is as beautiful as a weathercock 风向标," 
  remarked
  评 论  one of the Town 
  Councillors 参议员 who wished to gain a 
  reputation 名誉 for having artistic 艺术的 
  tastes; "only not quite so useful," he 
  added, fearing lest people should th