The Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Judith Crowe

Zusammenfassung

filled with practical advice on handling, buying and appraising gemstones

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Introduction

1. Creating Gemstones
Gemstone formation
Sourcing and availability
Mining and collecting
Usage and supply chains
Properties of gemstone material
Inclusions and optical phenomena
Gemstone cuts
Faceted round cuts
Faceted square cuts
Cabochons
Cutting to order
Beads
Natural crystals
Carving your own

2. Types of Gemstones
Gemstone treatments
Gemstone family tree
Organics

3. Designing with Gemstones
Settings
Colour
Texture and Lustre
Size
Single Stones
Fragile Stones
Nonstandard gemstones forms
Beads, drops and briolettes
The ring
Practical advice
Handling gemstones
Appraising gemstones
Buying gemstones
Resources
Glossary

Index
Credits

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Sachliteratur
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781912217182
ISBN-10:	191221718X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Crowe, Judith
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 195 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Judith Crowe
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.06.2018
Gewicht:	0,623 kg