Ms Judith Crowe

The Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones

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

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a reference book for goldsmiths, collectors and jewellery makers. It is a complete guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels. 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 195mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9781912217182
• ISBN-10: 191221718X
• Artikelnr.: 51280508

Autorenporträt

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 the author of The Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones and Gemstones which are widely used by the trade, collectors and jewellery lovers.

Inhaltsangabe

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