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The Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones

A Complete Guide to Appraising and Using Precious Stones, from Cut and Colour to Shape and Settings

Author: Ms Judith Crowe  

The Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones
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A complete guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels.

This book is a reference book for goldsmiths, collectors and jewellery makers. It is The book is filled with illustrations of the various gems and a wide variety of settings to show how modern jewellers are using these gems in their work.

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A complete guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels.

This book is a reference book for goldsmiths, collectors and jewellery makers. It is The book is filled with illustrations of the various gems and a wide variety of settings to show how modern jewellers are using these gems in their work.

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A complete guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels.

A complete reference for goldsmiths, collectors, and jewellery makers, this beautiful book is a comprehensive guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels and gems.

The book includes practical advice on how to assess the quality, rarity, grade, durability, and cut of precious and semi-precious stones, and allows you to discover the origins of gemstones and understand the process of selecting the raw material.

Learn how gems are calibrated, using the industry standard measurements of carats and points, and how they can be treated to improve both colour and clarity - a handy glossary contains all of the key terminology you need to know.

Thanks to colourful illustrations and photographs, you can identify which gemstones are suitable for jewellery-making, from amethysts and diamonds to tourmaline and quartz, and learn how they can be used in different designs and settings.

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Critic Reviews

This is the first book to deal comprehensively with all the considerations that need to be taken into account when using gem materials in jewellery. Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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About the Author

Judith Crowe is a London-based jewellery maker and designer. She has been a teacher, gem-dealer, and bespoke jeweller for nearly 20 years, and designs and produces one-off pieces of gem-set jewellery. She is also the author of Gemstones which is widely used by the trade, collectors and jewellery lovers.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Herbert Press Ltd
Published
14th June 2018
Pages
176
ISBN
9781912217182

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