Since it was first published in 1962, "Gems" has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English language. This sixth edition, has been revised for relevance to today's practice and includes an expanded encyclopaedic section. "Gems" caters for the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, collector of gems and those with an insatiable interest in precious stones. It presents descriptive account of all gem materials used as ornament, along with their synthetic counterparts. Contributing authors, at the top of the field, bring the latest developments to the reader.
- ISBN10 0750658568
- ISBN13 9780750658560
- Publish Date 29 March 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
- Edition 6th Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 936
- Language English