Gems: The World's Greatest Treasures and Their Stories

by Bernhard Graf

An examination of jewels and gemstones throughout history. It presents outstanding works of art from Europe, Egypt, the Middle East, India, China and the Americas with colour illustrations and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791325817
• ISBN13: 9783791325811
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.8" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book

I bought this book for research on the world's fabulous gems. I'm glad I did. The book just proves that man from early times onward has placed value on precious gemstones. The stories tell tales of greed, treachery, faith, and murder. A good starting place for those interested in gemstones and precious artifacts made of the rare minerals.