Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones

This book is a reference book for goldsmiths, collectors and jewellery makers. It is a complete guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a dazzling array of jewels. The book is filled with illustrations of the various gems and a wide variety of settings to show how modern jewellers are using these gems in their work.

List of contents

Foreword
Introduction

1. Creating Gemstones
Gemstone formation
Sourcing and availability
Mining and collecting
Usage and supply chains
Properties of gemstone material
Inclusions and optical phenomena
Gemstone cuts
Faceted round cuts
Faceted square cuts
Cabochons
Cutting to order
Beads
Natural crystals
Carving your own

2. Types of Gemstones
Gemstone treatments
Gemstone family tree
Organics

3. Designing with Gemstones
Settings
Colour
Texture and Lustre
Size
Single Stones
Fragile Stones
Nonstandard gemstones forms
Beads, drops and briolettes
The ring
Practical advice
Handling gemstones
Appraising gemstones
Buying gemstones
Resources
Glossary

Index
Credits

About the author

Judith Crowe is a London-based jewellery maker and designer. She has been a teacher, gem-dealer, and bespoke jeweller for nearly 20 years, and designs and produces one-off pieces of gem-set jewellery. She is also the author of Gemstones which is widely used by the trade, collectors and jewellery lovers.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Crowe, Ms Judith Crowe
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781912217182
• ISBN: 978-1-912217-18-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 245 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Reference, Jewellery & beadcraft