PP 135 with many color photos. "Handsome, beautifully illustrated popular presentation of Brazil's gemstones and the cut gems made from them, written by a scion of the long established Rio de Janeiro firm of gems dealers". Includes splendid Van Pelt color photographs. (Sinkankas #5734)

Brazil: Paradise of Gemstones

Jules Roger Sauer

Gemological Institute of America

Handbook of gem identification

Liddicoat, Richard T., Jr.

For the past twenty years, The Diamond Dictionary has earned the reputation of being the most comprehensive and authoritative one volume work of it's kind. Carefully compiled by leading gem authorities at the Gemological Institute of America. The Diamond Dictionary has become the standard reference guide for professional jewelers, gemologists, gem enthusiasts, and those interested in diamonds.

The Diamond Dictionary

Gaal, Robert A. P.

Reference

Liddicoat presided over four decades of innovation in gem instrument development at GIA, and established gem instruments as one of the Institute's highest priorities. In addition to his early work with Shipley to develop the Diamolite, Liddicoat's scientific background enabled him to foster the development of instruments such as the prism spectroscope and the ProportionScope. His objective throughout instrument development at GIA was to provide jewelers with practical tools that could help them in the day-to-day operation of identifying gemstones.

Handbook of Gem Identification

Richard T. Liddicoat, Jr.

Science & Math

Richard T. Liddicoat

Famous Diamonds

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Ian Balfour

Antiques & Collectibles

The story and artifacts of Harry Winston, a famous 20th century jeweler. Includes rich color photographs of some of Winston's most famous jewelry. The photographs include the type of jewelry, the year it was made, its materials, and, for some special jewelry, the title and a short description.

Harry Winston Ultimate Jeweller

Laurence S. Krashes

History

Gem Reference Guide

The story of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is one of personalities, innovations, setbacks, and successes, all placed against the remarkable events of the 20th century. Legacy of Leadership covers the well-known triumphs—including the Graduate Gemologist curriculum, the GIA Diamond Grading System and Diamond Grading Reports, and the identification of treated and synthetic diamonds—and provides revealing insights into an institution that has revolutionized the gem and jewelry industry. With more than 200 archival images and interviews with dozens of the trade’s history makers, Legacy of Leadership is a visually compelling and entertaining read for gem and jewelry enthusiasts and industry observers.

Legacy of Leadership: A History of the Gemological Institute of America

William George Shuster

Arts & Photography

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has compiled more than 30 years of synthetic diamond research in this comprehensive volume. Gems &amp; Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds is the first in a series of books that will focus on particular topics of interest to the gem and jewelry industry. For decades, much of the groundbreaking work on synthetic diamond characterization and identification has been published in GIA’s award-wining scientific journal, Gems &amp; Gemology. Every article in the new 300-page book was originally published in G&amp;G. The articles and news briefs are organized into five sections, each with introductions written by GIA Director of Research Dr. James E. Shigley, who is editor of the book and will serve as series editor. He wrote many of the original reports as well as the preface, which gives a general historical overview of synthetic diamonds—from the time they were first introduced by General Electric Co. (GE) for industrial use in the mid-1950s, to the company’s 1970 announcement of a gem-quality one-carat synthetic diamond, to the debut of synthetics in the market. The most recent articles provide the latest information on high pressure/high temperature (HPHT) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthetic diamonds, their production and identifying characteristics. Synthetic Diamonds also includes two full-size wall charts on identifying these products.

Gems & Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds

Shigley, James E.

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