Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World

by Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn

Book Overview

Gems are objects of wealth, icons of beauty, and emblems of the very best of everything. They are kept as signs of prestige or power. Given as tokens of love and affection, they also come in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226305112
• ISBN13: 9780226305110
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 10.2"