Category Archives: Reviews

Gemstone and Jewelry Book Reviews

Gem & Jewelry Show Review

June 6, 2009 – 2:41 pm

Yesterday I went to a gem and jewelry show, so here is a review of what a gem show is like for those who haven’t gone to one.
What to Expect
1) Lots of Vendors
The show I went to yesterday had over a thousand vendors. If you go the gem and jewelry shows in [...]

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Exploring Avon Jewelry

December 27, 2008 – 9:40 am

About Avon Jewelry
Avon started coming out with jewelry in 1965 with a small pin that held solid perfume (or could be used to hold a photograph). It was a wonderful innovation and Avon jewelry was born. The actual Avon collection of jewelry fully came into being in 1971. It is highly fashionable [...]

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Gemstone Book Review — Gemstones: Symbols of Beauty and Power

June 3, 2007 – 8:56 pm

Gemstones: Symbols of Beauty and Power (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)
Eduard Gubelin and Franz-Xaver Erni
Geoscience Press, Inc.
Tucson, Arizona
This beautiful gemstone book, at first glance, looks like a typical coffee table book. Looks can be deceiving. It is a substantial work on the part of researchers and authors to present a quick reference to comprehensive, scientific and [...]

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Gemstone Book Review: Gems in Myth Legend and Lore

May 15, 2007 – 7:49 pm

Gems in Myth Legend and Lore
Bruce G. Knuth
Jewelers Press, Thornton, Colorado
In his introduction Bruce G. Knuth writes: “Gems rank as the first precious objects of early man. From the time the first colorful pebble was recovered on the banks of a stream, to the current opinion that a diamond will seal the bonds of love, [...]

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