Gempedia: A Comprehensive Glossary for Gemstone and Gemmology
Richard Drucker reviews Rui Galopim de Carvalho’s comprehensive gemstone glossary comprising more than 7,300 entries.
Book ReviewBroken Bangle: The Blunder-Besmirched History of Jade Nomenclature
Stuart Robertson reviews Richard Hughes’ book that guides readers through the fascinating history of the descriptive language of jade.
Book ReviewJewelry Technology In the Ancient & Medieval World
Starla Turner reviews Jack Ogden’s new tome exploring more than four-and-a-half thousand years of jewelry technology.
Book ReviewThe Chatham Legacy: An American Story
The book dives into Chatham Created Gems founder Carroll Chatham’s journey, as well as his son Tom’s, in the lab-grown gem sector.
Book ReviewMeasurable Results
After interviewing more than 100 women for her new book, “Women of Jewelry,” author Linda M. Kozloff-Turner highlights the common threads that wove through their stories and insights.
Book ReviewSymbolism in Global Jewelry
With more than 800 photos, this book takes readers on a journey through history via all the symbols used in jewelry.
Book ReviewPurely Paraiba
“a gorgeous coffee table book introducing the new gem of gems, the spirited neon blue and green Paraiba Tourmaline.”
Book ReviewConstantin Wild: Gems, Colors & Wild Stories
This is a unique book in the way it was produced and laid out. The last book that I reviewed for the GemGuide was on the collection of gems and jewelry of the Smitsonian Museum in the USA. This is a perfect followup
Book ReviewJADE: A Gemologist’s Guide
Jade—this ancient Eastern treasure—is given as thorough an English language exposed by Hughes, et al., as possible for such an important subject.
Book ReviewLaboratory Grown Diamonds: Information Guide to HPHT-Grown and CVD Grown Diamonds
The latest edition of Laboratory Grown Diamonds is a must read for anyone working with diamonds in today’s world.
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