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Provides information about diamonds and their many uses both in industry and as adornments.
Buyers need a source of expert guidance. Practical, comprehensive, and easy to understand, this book offers in depth all the information you need to buy sparkling diamonds with confidence, including: What is a diamond?
In the modern world, there are few more potent symbols of wealth than the diamond.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- PREFACE -- 1 The Diamond -- 2 The Ancient World -- 3 Early Persia and the East -- 4 Medieval Europe -- 5 The Dawn of Diamond Cutting in Europe -- 6 The Fifteenth-Century ...
Diamonds: Myth, Magic, and Reality
... The diamonds were just as valuable to them in the ground as out, and until all the legal business was finished, that was where they would stay. Arnold and Slack were still to be paid out, but they were a mere annoyance now and many were ...
An introduction to the diamond, including mining processes, locations, qualities, and uses.
This lavishly illustrated guide -- which features hundreds of photos, maps and diagrams -- covers everything from mining, cutting and evaluating diamonds to the romantic histories of some of the world's most valuable stones.
This anthology celebrates and collects the creative works of current and former members and honors its past."--Back cover
From jewelry of the highest quality and finest craftsmanship to gemstone-laden tiaras and diamond-encrusted swords, this accessible volume presents a visually stunning selection of diamonds from among the Royal Collection's awe-inspiring ...
This work offers the reader a basic knowledge of the diamond industry and an understanding of the main factors which determine the value and quality of diamonds.
Showcases the most stunning and recent photographs of the world's most dazzling diamonds along with the most up-to-date information about them.
Formed billions of years ago deep below the surface of the earth, natural diamonds have always had an ethereal mysticism about them.
Diamonds is the world's largest exhibition of white and coloured diamonds, taking place at the Natural History Museum 8 July 2005-26 February 2006.
Diamonds: In the Heart of the Earth, in the Heart of the Stars, at the Heart of Power
Diamonds brings together the work of a writer and two photographers, all of whom specialize in the diamond industry having exclusive, close-up pictures of rough diamonds in their original form up to the cutting stage and the final product.
Mama, if I was to dig a hole in our garden, would I find a diamond? No, darling, there are no diamonds here. Where are diamonds, then? Oh, in other countries. In Africa for example .
Provides the reader with an essential knowledge of diamonds and an understanding of the main factors that determine their value and quality.