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Book Synopsis Wonders Within Gemstones by : Anthony De Goutiere
Download or read book Wonders Within Gemstones written by Anthony De Goutiere and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wonders within Gemstones II by : Anthony de Goutière
Download or read book Wonders within Gemstones II written by Anthony de Goutière and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewed through a microscope, some gemstones and crystal specimens reveal amazing photogenic inclusions and surface features that could well be mistaken for abstract art. With the use of various lighting techniques and careful composition, gemmologist and photographer Anthony de Goutière has photomicrographed many of these unusual and artistic scenes. The author hopes to inspire other gemmologists to search for and photograph the elusive beauty of gemstone inclusions. *It is necessary to have an account when ordering the GooglePlay eBook, and an Android device with the GooglePlay app - or the app on your computer. It may be possible to read it online through GooglePlay itself....
Book Synopsis Gem Magic by : Cornelia Margaret Parkinson
Download or read book Gem Magic written by Cornelia Margaret Parkinson and published by Fawcett Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists the birthstones for each month of the year and examines the physical appearance, spiritual character, and therapeutic and healing properties of each
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.
Book Synopsis Artificial Gemstones by : Michael O'Donoghue
Download or read book Artificial Gemstones written by Michael O'Donoghue and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is now in paperback for the first time.Artificial gemstones have been well established in the trade for some time, but now, following further refinements in their manufacture, gemmologists worldwide are facing increasing problems with identification.Today, gem-quality synthetic diamonds, once deemed impossible to produce, are becoming widely available, and, moreover, it is possible to create almost any major gemstone in whatever colour is desired. Then, too, the growth of diamonds by chemical vapour deposition is destined to present further problems. The synthetic products of the past, particularly of the 1960s, are still available, and are puzzling the newer generations of gemmologists who have not encountered them previously.In "Artificial Gemstones", Michael O'Donoghue provides the definitive guide to the various manmade substitutes thus enabling anyone handling gems to identify them accurately. Starting with the theory of synthetic gem manufacture and an explanation of the production methods used for growing and/or improving crystals - with their ornamental application - the book moves on to list and identify the materials themselves. Some of these have natural counterparts; others are new minerals and do not occur in nature. The author lists the identifying internal and external features and tests, and the book contains colour illustrations to display the inclusions found in transparent materials. The book is completed by an extensive bibliography and a useful appendix of trade names.Gemmologists, gem dealers, lapidaries, curators, amateurs and students of gemmology and mineralogy will all find this an indispensable addition to their bookshelves.
Book Synopsis The Geology of Gem Deposits by : Lee Andrew Groat
Download or read book The Geology of Gem Deposits written by Lee Andrew Groat and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Uncanny Fairy Tales by : Francesca Arnavas
Download or read book Uncanny Fairy Tales written by Francesca Arnavas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are fairy tales that surprise, destabilise, or even shock us: these are uncanny fairy tales that manipulate familiar stories in creative and bewildering ways in order to express new meanings. This work analyses these tales, basing its approach on a reformulation of Freud’s concept of the uncanny. Through a cognitive outlook the employed theoretical framework provides new perspectives on the study of experimental literary fairy tales. Considering English-language literature, complex and unsettling reinterpretations of the fairy-tale discourse began to appear during the Victorian Age, later resurfacing as a postmodern trend. This research individuates uncanny-related narrative techniques and cognitive responses as means to decodify and explore these tales, and as ways to discover unseen connections between Victorian and postmodern texts. The new theorisation of the uncanny is linked with three subconcepts: mirror, hybridity, and wonder, which function as tools to describe and investigate the cognitive and emotional entanglements characterising enigmatic and disorienting fairy tales.
Download or read book Gemstones A to Z written by Diane Stein and published by Crossing Press. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary healer Diane Stein shares her extensive knowledge of gemstones in this concise agate-to-zircon reference. Each listing includes the stone's common name, its corresponding color and chakra, and a concise resume of its healing properties. Stein suggests ways to use stones to support physical and psychic well-being, by simply carrying one in a hand or pocket, wearing it as jewelry, or engaging in more advanced practices like the "laying on of stones." She also presents a glossary of terms designed for beginning students of metaphysical healing practices, and teaches how to clear, dedicate, and maintain crystals to maximize their beneficial effects. A quick reference to 550 gemstones and crystals (including many that are new to the marketplace), and their special healing properties and most helpful applications. Includes diagrams of the Kundalini (physical) and Hara Line (emotional) chakra healing systems for simplified cross-referencing with the stones. Diane Stein's books have sold more than half a million copies and are available in six languages.
Book Synopsis Dante and the Orient by : Brenda Deen Schildgen
Download or read book Dante and the Orient written by Brenda Deen Schildgen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Dante and the Orient, Schildgen argues that Dante's treatment of the East enabled him to use the rhetoric employed in crusade narratives and other travel literature to oppose the military and polemic goals of the Crusades and to plead for the reformation of both church and state."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Firefly Guide to Gems by : Cally Oldershaw
Download or read book Firefly Guide to Gems written by Cally Oldershaw and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the identification, structure, and uses of precious and semi-precious stones, novelty stones, agates, and crystals.
Book Synopsis Made in Madagascar by : Andrew Walsh
Download or read book Made in Madagascar written by Andrew Walsh and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made in Madagascar is an innovative ethnography that explores the tensions and negotiations between the local Malagasy people and foreigners with sensitivity and a critical eye.
Book Synopsis History in the Comic Mode by : Rachel Fulton
Download or read book History in the Comic Mode written by Rachel Fulton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 21 prominent medievalists discuss continuity and change in ideas of personhood and community. Drawing on a wide vareity of sources, contributors write as historians of religion, art, literature, culture, and society, advancing a new medieval cultural history that is truly diverse and interdisciplinary.
Book Synopsis Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages by : Keagan Brewer
Download or read book Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages written by Keagan Brewer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages explores the response by medieval society to tales of marvels and the supernatural, which ranged from firm belief to outright rejection, and asks why the believers believed, and why the skeptical disbelieved. Despite living in a world whose structures more often than not supported belief, there were still a great many who disbelieved, most notably scholastic philosophers who began a polemical programme against belief in marvels. Keagan Brewer reevaluates the Middle Ages’ reputation as an era of credulity by considering the evidence for incidences of marvels, miracles and the supernatural and demonstrating the reasons people did and did not believe in such things. Using an array of contemporary sources, he shows that medieval responders sought evidence in the commonality of a report, similarity of one event to another, theological explanations and from people with status to show that those who believed in marvels and miracles did so only because the wonders had passed evidentiary testing. In particular, he examines both emotional and rational reactions to wondrous phenomena, and why some were readily accepted and others rejected. This book is an important contribution to the history of emotions and belief in the Middle Ages.
Book Synopsis Crystal Clear by : Daniel Zaborowski
Download or read book Crystal Clear written by Daniel Zaborowski and published by Daniel Zaborowski. This book was released on with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal Clear: The Wonders and Healing Properties of Gemstones is a comprehensive guide to the benefits of using gemstones for healing. The book provides an introduction to the history and cultural significance of gemstones, and explains the scientific principles behind crystal healing. It offers practical advice on how to choose the right gemstones for your needs, how to cleanse and charge them, and how to use them in a variety of healing practices, including meditation, visualization, and aromatherapy. The book also includes a comprehensive list of gemstones and their healing properties, as well as information on using gemstones for emotional and spiritual healing, physical healing and pain relief. With its clear explanations and practical tips, Crystal Clear is an accessible and informative guide to the world of gemstone healing, suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
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:
Book Synopsis Worlds of Wonder by : Emily Martha Sorensen
Download or read book Worlds of Wonder written by Emily Martha Sorensen and published by Emily Martha Sorensen. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alien child calls the White House while trying to reach McDonald's. A dragon pulls Santa's sleigh. The monster under the bed is a young girl's best friend. This collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories ranges from the quirky to the serious to just plain silly. Middle grade and young adult. Contains the following short stories: "Rite of Passage" "A Phone Conversation" "The Spinning Talent" "Unicess" "Cindy's Fairy Godmother" "Monster Under the Bed" "Time Switch" "The Apple of Discord" "Advanced Precognition" "Beauty and Brave" "The Dragon and the Santa" "Invoice" "Interplanetary Edition" "Schedule TMTR" "On the Way Through the Woods" "When the Wilkinsons Grew" This book is about 26,500 words.
Book Synopsis Lust & Wonder by : Augusten Burroughs
Download or read book Lust & Wonder written by Augusten Burroughs and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller Lust: 1. intense sexual desire or appetite 2.a passionate or overmastering desire or craving 3.ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish. Wonder: 1. something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment,or admiration 2. the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration 3. a miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life. With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust and Wonder is a hilariously frank memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors, endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone to the life of Augusten Burroughs. Funny, sweet, alarming, and ultimately, moving and tender, Lust & Wonder is an experience of a book that will resonate with anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.