Since it was first published in 1962 'Gems' has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English language.In this sixth edition, chapters, appendices and tables have been revised for relevance to today's practice and include an expanded encyclopedic section.'Gems' caters for the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, collector of gems and those with an insatiable interest in precious stones. NB: The gem testing section has been removed as this is covered extensively in Gemmology 3e*Unique comprehensive source of information on gems*Contributing authors, at the top of the field, bring the latest developments to the reader*The only encyclopedic reference for gemstones

Gems: their sources, descriptions, and identifications

WEBSTER, Robert

Archon Books

Third edition of this industry standard for gemologists

Gems: Their sources, descriptions, and identification

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Henry D. Rack is one of the most profound historians of the Methodist movement in modern times. He has spent a lifetime researching and writing about the rise and significance of John Wesley and his Methodist followers in the eighteenth century and has also uncovered the historical significance of the Methodist Church in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected in Perfecting Perfection are thirteen essays honouring the life and scholarship of Dr. Rack from a host of international scholars in the field. The topics range from Wesley’s view of grace in the eighteenth century to the dynamic intersection of the Methodist and Tractarian movements in the nineteenth century. Ultimately, the collection of essays offered here in honour of Dr. Rack will be engaging and provocative to those considering Methodist Studies in the present and future generations.Table of ContentsAbbreviations | Contributors | Introduction - Robert Webster | 1 From Arminius (d. 1609) to the Synod of Dort (1618–1619) - W. Stephen Gunter | 2 Robert Barnes and John Wesley’s Reformation Heritage - David Lowes Watson | 3 The Exercise of the Presence of God: Holy Conferencing as a Means of Grace - Richard P. Heitzenrater | 4 Perfecting Plain Truth for Plain People: John Wesley’s Sermons - Patrick Streiff | 5 Mission Spirituality in the Early Methodist Preachers - Philip R. Meadows | 6 Medicine on Demand: John Wesley’s Enlightened Treatment of the Sick - Deborah Madden | 7 Wesley’s Invisible World: Witchcraft and the Temperature of Preternatural Belief - Owen Davies | 8 John Wesley and Francis Asbury - John Wigger | 9 Echoes of Wesley on the US Southwestern Frontier: The Autobiography of William Stevenson - Ted A. Campbell | 10 “Did God Do That?”: Common and Separating Factors of Eighteenth-Century Methodism and Contemporary Pentecostal and Charismatic Renewal - Robert Webster | 11 The Oxford Movement and Evangelicalism: Parallels and Contrasts in Two Nineteenth-Century Movements of Religious Revival - Peter B. Nockles | 12 From The Soul of Dominic Wildthorne to the Wesleyan Guild of Divine Service: Some Methodist Responses to Anglo-Catholicism in Victorian and Edwardian England - Martin Wellings | 13 Bibliography of the Principal Published Writings of Henry Denman Rack - Clive D. Field | Index

Perfecting Perfection: Essays in Honour of Henry D. Rack

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

James Clarke & Co.

Since it was first published in 1962 `Gems', written by Robert Webster and revised in its fourth edition by Basil Anderson, has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English language. In this fifth edition, edited by Peter Read, the forty chapters, appendices and tables have been revised by fifteen gemmologists chosen for their expertise in the relevant sections. Aimed at the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, Gems also caters for the collector of gems and the layperson who is interested in precious stones.

Butterworths

Provides a glossary of names and terms, and tables of information needed for gem identification

Gemmologists' Compendium

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Jobbins, E. Alan

Antiques & Collectibles

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Practical Gemology

Arco Pub.

Practical Gemmology has for decades been recognized as the standard work for those learning how to identify gems and ornamental minerals. It is recommended by educational authorities as a course textbook, and it is also particularly suitable as a self-instructor for those entering or hoping to advance in the jewellery and gem trades, or for the keen amateur. The 21 sections comprise notes on the formation of gem materials, and a section on luminescence and electrical effects bring a more modern approach to this part of the subject. More information is given on the inclusions seen in gemstones, and the newer synthetic stones are discussed. The methods used in cutting gemstones and details of more of the unusual gemstones now cut and polished are also discussed.

Practical Gemmology; A study of the identification of gem-stones, pearls and ornamental minerals [4th edition]

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

Gemmologists Compendium

Reference

Practical Gemmology has for decades been recognized as the standard work for those learning how to identify gems and ornamental minerals. It is recommended by educational authorities as a course textbook, and it is also particularly suitable as a self-instructor for those entering or hoping to advance in the jewellery and gem trades, or for the keen amateur. The 21 sections comprise notes on the formation of gem materials, and a section on luminescence and electrical effects bring a more modern approach to this part of the subject. More information is given on the inclusions seen in gemstones, and the newer synthetic stones are discussed. The methods used in cutting gemstones and details of more of the unusual gemstones now cut and polished are also discussed.

Practical Gemmology

Robert_Hale

This is the seventh edition of a book which has been for years the "bible" of professional and amateur gemmologists, as well as retail jewellers. Originally written by Robert Webster, an expert who dedicated most of his life to the subject, this edition has been completely revised and updated by E. Alan Jobbins, Keeper of Minerals and Gemstones at the Geological Museum in London for 35 years. It includes a comprehensive glossary on all aspects of gemstones and the terms associated with them, and sections on manufactured gems, the enhancement of gem materials, and the precautions necessary to avoid damage to gemstones and jewellery during manufacturing, repairs, and cleaning.

Gemmologist's Compendium

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Gems: their sources, descriptions, and identifications

Gems: Their sources, descriptions, and identification

Perfecting Perfection: Essays in Honour of Henry D. Rack

Gems: Their sources, descriptions, and identification

Gemmologists' Compendium

Practical Gemology

Practical Gemmology; A study of the identification of gem-stones, pearls and ornamental minerals [4th edition]

Gemmologists Compendium

Practical Gemmology

Gemmologist's Compendium