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Gem and Lapidary Materials For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers
by June Culp Zeitner

347 Pages, Color and Black & White Photos, Paperback, 10" x 7"

• This is a new "Gem and Lapidary Materials For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers" book
• This great volume is a complete handbook of common materials used in the lapidary arts, lavishly illustrated with full-color and black & white photographs
• While rocks, minerals and gems are the foundation of an important field of science, they are also the materials of timeless art
• Lapidary work is ageless, classless and transcends national boundaries; it has contributed to social customs, religious beliefs, rites, superstitions and trade
• The author has written a complete overview of the materials used in the lapidary arts throughout history and up to the present.
• This book is a showcase of the art form as well as a history of the art