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Author : Terry Talley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978837709
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (377 download)
Download or read book Gems on the Hudson written by Terry Talley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony P. Musso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615548920
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (489 download)
Download or read book Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley written by Anthony P. Musso and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 55 historic sites throughout the Hudson Valley region of New York State that, while not mainstream tourist attractions, boast significant ties to local and national history.
Author : Suzanne Tennenbaum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500510490
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Jeweled Menagerie written by Suzanne Tennenbaum and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A showcase of the most spectacular examples of animal motifs in jewelry by master jewelers from America and Europe.
Author : John Boardman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Greek Gems and Finger Rings written by John Boardman and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Diana Scarisbrick
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500021503
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 ( download)
Download or read book Diamond Jewelry written by Diana Scarisbrick and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gloriously illustrated social history of diamond jewelry, told through the stories of the European rulers and socialites who commissioned and wore them. Diamonds have long symbolized political power and authority in Europe. This book explores the individuals who commissioned and wore extraordinarily precious diamond ornaments from the mid-fourteenth century to the present day. Exquisite paintings and breathtaking photography highlight the diamonds of figures as enduring as Louis XIV of France and Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain, as well as screen icons such as Elizabeth Taylor. From Lisbon to London and Stockholm to St. Petersburg, these figures used diamond jewelry to reinforce their power. Like royal dress, diamonds were worn to dazzle and impress—at weddings, coronations, christenings, and state visits—and were presented as gifts, which often proved remarkably successful as instruments of diplomacy. More than three hundred illustrations capture the changing styles of diamond jewelry that mirror the trends of the time: late Gothic naturalism, the culture of the Renaissance, Baroque splendor, Rococo elegance and the imperial grandeur of the First and Second Napoleonic Empires. This book offers a fascinating overview of one of the world’s most iconic gems.
Author : Sarah Hue-Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910065990
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (659 download)
Download or read book Hidden Gems written by Sarah Hue-Williams and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Showcasing jewels and bringing them to life, these 40 stories are an intriguing blend of art, science, history and psychology, tracing the lives of jewels and all those connected to them. The authors have brought their considerable knowledge and experience of handling jewellery and gemstones to compiling a lavishly illustrated book of stories in which the jewels are not always the most expensive or 'important' to have passed through the saleroom, but rather are those that have an intriguing history or provenance attached to them.Spanning diverse cultures and countries, different time periods and design eras, the stories allow us into the private lives of those who have loved and lost jewellery, who have owned and treasured, commissioned, designed, created, given and received it, and who have marked the most memorable moments of their lives with it." --
Author : Ilona Hinrichs Stone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A Collection of Stones, and Most of Them--gems written by Ilona Hinrichs Stone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Stone was born in about 1740 in Londonderry, Ireland. He married Jane (1745-1828). They had seven or eight children. William and his son, Rowland, emigrated in 1773 and the rest of the family came in 1774. They settled in Pennsylvania, then moved to Abbeville, South Carolina in about 1778 and then to Tennessee in about 1810. William served in the Revolutionary War. He died in 1812 in Williamson, County, Tennessee. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Texas and California.
Author : Gianni Guadalupi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500018781
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (187 download)
Download or read book The World's Greatest Treasures written by Gianni Guadalupi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since ancient times the world's most powerful people have collected together priceless objects for their own indulgence, often artifacts with an element of the strange and wonderful, dazzling with gold and glittering with gemstones.
Author : Michael O'Donoghue
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400911912
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Gemstones written by Michael O'Donoghue and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gemstones is the first attempt in English to bring together the geological, mineralogical and gemmological developments that have taken place during the last thirty years. Though there have been many gemstone books published in that time, most have been concerned, understandably and rightly, with the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence of many of the classic gemstones, and of nearly all those which have only recently been discovered, have been less adequately dealt with. Coverage has been restricted to a number of papers in a wide variety of geological and mineralogical journals. Gemstones hopes to get the balance right. In the preparation of the book all the journals and monographs in the field have been consulted so that the book should stand for some years as the authority to which gemmologists and others turn in the first instance. Ease of reference and depth of coverage make Gemstones both a reference book and a bench book. Acknow ledgements I am grateful to Brian Jackson of the Department of Geology, Royal Museums of Scotland who read the manuscript and painstakingly indicated places where amendment or alteration was needed. I am also grateful to the publishers of the books on which the line illustrations are based. The colour plates present in the book derive from a number of sources, which I would like to acknowledge as follows. Plates 1, 4-15 and 17 Crown copyright reserved.
Author : Thomas E. Rinaldi
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584655985
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (559 download)
Download or read book Hudson Valley Ruins written by Thomas E. Rinaldi and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elegant homage to the many deserted buildings along the Hudson River--and a plea for their preservation.
Author : Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662042886
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Gems and Gemology written by Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy demands a dictionary such as this for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. With some 16,000 comprehensive definitions, supplemented by more than 250 diagrams and figures, this is a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.
Author : Hans Nadelhoffer
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811860994
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Cartier written by Hans Nadelhoffer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From modest beginnings in Paris to predominance in the world of high fashion, the rise of the house of Cartier is comprehensively chronicled in this lavish volume. In the 1980s Cartier granted Hans Nadelhoffer exclusive access to its archives in order to write the definitive history. Long out of print, Nadelhoffer's exhaustive research has been revived with lush new photography and design sketches of the world's most distinctive and finely crafted jewelry. Through charming and compelling anecdotes, these famed gemsand the elite clientele who don themare brought to life. This fully illustrated account is the essential complement to any jewelry lover's collection, and will satisfy the longings of all those who covet this legendary brand.
Author : Lydia Bongcaron Wade
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524613509
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Literary Gems written by Lydia Bongcaron Wade and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the contents of this book are jokes, short stories, essays, dialogues, and poetry. They are original literary pieces, written and compiled by the author over the years. The quotations, sayings and words of wisdom that appear in the latter part of the book are works of renowned authors, poets, and philosophers of all time. Their writings are timeless, and the writers, universally acclaimed. They had been gathered and kept by the author since she was in her teens. She had since considered these writings her treasures or gems. These works of great literary geniuses who were prominent and outstanding in their era, had impressed and left imprints on the author so much that she aspired to become a writer one day. The ambition was finally realized decades later. On the whole, the book contains a variety of fiction and non-fiction literary pieces, intended to offer the reader variations in type, style, content and organization that a novel or piece of literature with a single plot is not able to provide. The continuous flow of the same idea or plot in a novel can sometimes bore the reader. Variety is the spice of life, so it was said. Variety in the taste, flavor and appearance of food can enhance the appetite of even the most picky eater. In a similar vein, variety as those offered in this collection offers changes in mood, line of thoughts and feelings of the reader and cuts or minimizes monotony. So I hope! May the reader find this collection funny and enjoyable, informative, and nourishing food for the mind and the soul.
Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0345466950
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Jewels written by Victoria Finlay and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-08-14 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth. With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatra’s long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the world’s amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag. Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earth’s mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.
Author : Kenneth Lapatin
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606064223
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Luxus written by Kenneth Lapatin and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast to other histories of ancient art that typically privilege well-preserved works of ceramics or stone, Luxus offers an integrated contextual analysis of artifacts fashioned from a wide variety of luxury materials, which survive in far greater number than is typically supposed. These include gold and silver, semiprecious hard stones, and organic materials, such as ivory, fine woods, amber, pearl, coral, and textiles. Examining some of the finest surviving examples of ancient craftsmanship, renowned expert Kenneth Lapatin approaches objects in these diverse media from a variety of viewpoints, providing a valuable model for a more pluralistic approach to visual culture with the greater goal of reinvigorating the study of ancient art and society. As its title implies, Luxus is richly illustrated, containing over 200 images of superb works located in collections throughout the world. Each plate is accompanied by extensive documentation and discursive commentary. An introductory chapter explores the ideologies and uses of the luxury arts in ancient Greece and Rome, considers ancient debates about their value, and traces their decline in modern historiography. The book then goes on to address a broad range of luxury goods, such as intaglios, cameos, vessels, and statuettes, providing a full and multifaceted account of luxury in the ancient world.
Author : Joanna Hardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500517208
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Emerald written by Joanna Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious, lavishly illustrated survey of the most valuable of precious gems
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Gems & Gemology written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
