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Author : Kurt Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gems Made by Man written by Kurt Nassau and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lance Grande
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226305112
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Gems and Gemstones written by Lance Grande and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Author : Richard W. Wise
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972822381
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Secrets of the Gem Trade written by Richard W. Wise and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book for anyone wanting to learn how the best gemologists in the world evaluate precious gems, and what makes one stone merely a good stone versus a truly fabulous museum-quality gem. The author, Richard W. Wise, is one of the world's foremost gemologists.
Author : Cally Oldershaw
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 9780228100072
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gems of the World written by Cally Oldershaw and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2017-10-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -Lavishly illustrated, Gems of the World is intended for anyone who has ever been fascinated by crystals, jewelry, and gems, from general readers to seasoned professionals. It is a fine addition to general collections.- --Booklist, on the previous edition Gems of the World is a practical and comprehensive guide to the identification and properties of precious and semiprecious gems, novelty stones, agates and crystals. This edition has been revised and thoroughly updated. Changes and new features include updated maps of recently established diamond bourses and geographical country changes, plus new gem varieties and localities where they are found, new techniques for producing synthetic gemstones and simulants, and much more. There is comprehensive information on gems: gem formation mining the diamond industry conflict diamonds ethical sourcing crystal structure (diagrams and cuts) optical and physical properties fashioning and cutting (properties and uses) gemstone cuts for diamonds buying a diamond buying colored gemstones imitation and synthetic gemstones gemstone enhancement history of gems famous diamonds caring for gemstones and jewelry a color key of 139 gemstones. The text describes the world's diamond cutting and trading centers, the -diamond pipeline- that flows from mine to retail, and information on the gemstone industry, ethical mining, conflict diamonds and the emergence of new diamond centers. The description directory of gemstones is organized by their chemical composition. The 139 profiles describe each gem's geology, chemistry, properties (such as color, refractive index, and luster), cultural use in history and its value in jewelry. Photographs show the gem as a raw crystal, in common cuts, polished for use, and in some cases, also in a piece of jewelry. Gems of the World is an ideal reference for gemologists, collectors and general readers.
Author : Vashi Sharma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521414644
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (146 download)
Download or read book The Naked Mughals written by Vashi Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DID YOU KNOW THAT Babur was a drunkard! He loved a boy named Babri! Akbar raped children! Akbar raped his own daughter-in-law! Akbar had Harem of 5000 women! Jahangir blinded his son with his own hands! Shah Jahan did not spare even his own daughter! Aurangzeb beheaded his own brother and sent his head to his imprisoned father! Almost every Mughal king killed some of his sons and brothers! and much more.This book is an eye opener on Mughal history in India. Mughals have been glorified as great rulers in Indian history books despite being maniacs, incest-lovers, rapists and merciless invaders.The book is a compilation of all hidden facts. Straight from their authentic biographies. To make Indians realise, enough is enough.Do not glorify these filthy creatures in the name of preserving the secular fabric of India.Note: This is the latest edition of the book "Great Ruler of India" with different title and few additional chapters.
Author : Bruce G. Knuth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964355040
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Gems in Myth, Legend, and Lore written by Bruce G. Knuth and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive modern lapidary features gemological, historical, and metaphysical information about forty-six gems. Thousands of beliefs and uses have been collected and chronicled. 115 illustrations enhance this 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 reference. Folklore gathered from numerous cultures is given for each stone. Included is a new translation of Mandeville's fourteenth century Le Lapidaire, and hundreds of quotations from literature. All references to gems in the Bible, the Koran, Shakespeare's plays and poems, and the works of Chaucer, Emerson, Thomas Moore, and Sir Walter Scott are given. A translation of Marbode's eleventh century gem treatise is included, as well as references from Vedic texts. Additional features: crystal shapes and classifying gems, a history of gem literature, and a chapter on birthstones, planetary, and Apostolic stones. Gems in Myth, Legend, and Lore Revised Edition continues a tradition of gem literature spanning over two thousand years.
Author : Daniel J. Dennis Jr.
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810941267
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Gems written by Daniel J. Dennis Jr. and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively guide for the casual collector, Dennis covers in detail more than 100 different gems--from diamonds, pearls, and rubies to emeralds, jade, opals, and a host of less-familiar stones as well. 55 full-color illustrations.
Author : James Arvo
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080507549
Total Pages : 683 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Graphics Gems II written by James Arvo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphics Gems II is a collection of articles shared by a diverse group of people that reflect ideas and approaches in graphics programming which can benefit other computer graphics programmers. This volume presents techniques for doing well-known graphics operations faster or easier. The book contains chapters devoted to topics on two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometry and algorithms, image processing, frame buffer techniques, and ray tracing techniques. The radiosity approach, matrix techniques, and numerical and programming techniques are likewise discussed. Graphics artists and computer programmers will find the book invaluable.
Author : Katherine Bomer
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325029658
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Hidden Gems written by Katherine Bomer and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Open Katherine Bomer's staggeringly beautiful, generous book-you may realize that you have never before see your students' writing at all." -Lucy Calkins, Author of Units of Study for Teaching Writing Hidden Gems will transform the way we read student work. -Thomas Newkirk, Author of Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones You don't get true, fire-in-the-belly energy for writing because you fear getting a bad grade, but because you have something to say and your own way of saying it. -Katherine Bomer If you're like Katherine Bomer, you've grown weary of searching for what's wrong in student writing, and you want better ways to the respond to pieces whose beauty and intelligence doesn't shine on the first read. Now she shares how she learned instead to search-sometimes near the surface, sometimes deep beneath-to find, celebrate, and teach from writers' Hidden Gems. "My hope is that as teachers we can respond to all students' writing with astonished, appreciative, awe-struck eyes," writes Katherine. Through protocols, sample assessments, and demonstrations with actual student work, she shows how to bring the brilliant facets of your writers to the surface as you: spot hidden stylistic gems in writing that is unconventional or vernacular uncover content and organizational gems even when you don't find the subject matter engaging or significant respond by naming and celebrating writers' gems instead of hunting for mistakes give lasting compliments using the inspiring language of published writers that motivate students to keep writing, revising, and polishing their gems. Accept Katherine Bomer's invitation to read work "by young, unseasoned writers the way we would inquire our way into a poem by Nikki Giovanni, Jimmy Santiago Baca, or Naomi Shihab Nye and to notice the quirky brilliance and humor, the heartbreaking honesty, and surreal beauty in even the slightest bits of writing." You'll soon discover that student writers often perform remarkable feats in the craft of writing, and that you can achieve remarkable results with them when you uncover theirHidden Gems.
Author : Anne Renaud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781927735657
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Emma's Gems written by Anne Renaud and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The moments Emma shares with Grandpa Phil are always filled with beautiful discoveries. That is because her grandfather knows so much.. He even knows how to change simple stones into precious gems...."--
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744084873
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Gem written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be dazzled by this shining and sumptuous visual guide to the world’s greatest treasures. Feast your eyes on glittering gemstones, kaleidoscopic minerals, and famous trinkets in this comprehensive exploration of Earth’s finest jewels. Following a foreword from Aja Raden, hundreds of pages take a lavish look at precious stones, precious metals, and organic gems in all their natural wonder. From agate to zoisite, everything under the Sun is encapsulated in spectacular photography and accessible text. Trace the history of gemmology and get the inside story on our planet’s most famous and fabulous gems, including the mysterious Hope Diamond, the stunning Koh-i-Noor of the Crown Jewels, and exquisite Fabergé eggs. Find out their physical properties, check the price tags, and discover the most remarkable record-breakers. This exceptionally extravagant book is a picture-packed, fact-filled celebration guaranteed to bring sparkle to your life and your library.
Author : Alan W. Paeth
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080507573
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Graphics Gems V (IBM Version) written by Alan W. Paeth and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1995-06-15 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphics Gems V is the newest volume in The Graphics Gems Series. It is intended to provide the graphics community with a set of practical tools for implementing new ideas and techniques, and to offer working solutions to real programming problems. These tools are written by a wide variety of graphics programmers from industry, academia, and research. The books in the series have become essential, time-saving tools for many programmers. Latest collection of graphics tips in The Graphics Gems Series written by the leading programmers in the field Contains over 50 new gems displaying some of the most recent and innovative techniques in graphics programming Includes gems covering ellipses, splines, Bezier curves, and ray tracing
Author : D.P. Payne
Publisher : Gwyn McNamee
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Parched written by D.P. Payne and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wendigo controlled by a curse. An insatiable mystery woman. One sexy, crazy ride. Greed. For the last 4,000 years, it’s been my curse. Every day, I live with the repercussions of the terrible choices I made. I thought I’d seen it all…then a black aura crosses my path. The beautiful woman it belongs to sends my world into a tailspin. She gets under my skin, hypnotizing me with her adventurous and kinky nature. I almost forget I know nothing about her. Thinking with the wrong head can certainly get a man in trouble, but in this case, it could mean an end worse than my curse. Parched is a complete stand-alone full of steamy scenes and supernatural creatures.
Author : Flavia Bujor
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417685790
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Prophecy of the Stones written by Flavia Bujor and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three teenage girls are chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy in this vividly imagined first novel from a fourteen-year-old author.
Author : Lanny R. Ream
Publisher : Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN 13 : 9780918499097
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Gems and Minerals of Washington written by Lanny R. Ream and published by Gem Guides Book Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The premiere guide for rockhounds and geology enthusiasts for the state of Washington with over 200 sites. Clearly written by well-known geologists who reside in the Northwest.
Author : Cally Hall
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780241436189
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (361 download)
Download or read book Gemstones written by Cally Hall and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge of over 130 gemstones from around the world. Learn how gemstones are formed and how to recognise them by their unique qualities and colours. A wonderful book for beginners, students, and gemstone-enthusiasts that includes the latest scientific research and gemstone classification. Gemstones is filled with all you need to know about these fascinating minerals - cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones, and precious metals. Inside you'll find: - Fast facts for quick reference, including chemical composition, hardness, gravity, lustre, and reflective value - Photo close-ups of key details and highlights of distinguishing features - Illustrations of faceting and shapes popular for each gemstone - A detailed introduction to everything a beginner gemologist needs to know including how gemstones form, the different properties, crystal shapes, faceting, and the history of gems Delve into the one-of-a-kind characteristics, colours, and attributes of more than 130 gemstones with this compact visual guide. For easy classification, each stone's entry includes annotated photographs to highlight distinguishing features and concise details about the attributes of gems. Designed for beginners and experienced collectors alike, this gemology book explores what gemstones are, how they are classified, and how to identify them by their physical and optical properties. It also shows you how they were fashioned and imitated throughout history. Learn the differences between varieties of cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones, and precious metals. It includes a glossary for many more technical and scientific terms and over 800 high-quality photos of gems. It's the ideal gift for any budding gemologist The DK Handbook series is an incredible collection of titles that fascinate curious minds. Other books include Rocks and Minerals, Dinosaurs, and Prehistoric Life, and Stars and Planets.
Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Gems from the Writings of Swedenborg written by Emanuel Swedenborg and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
