Tiffany Flora & Fauna
By John Loring, 256 pp., two vols., illus., publ. by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2003. US$50.00*
Reviewed by JANA E. MIYAHIRA-SMITH

Burma Ruby: A History of Mogok’s Rubies from Antiquity to the Present
By S. K. Samuels, 254 pp., illus., publ. by S.K.S. Enterprises, Tucson, AZ, 2003. US$45.00
Reviewed by WILLIAM LARSON

Gems from the East and West: The Doris Duke Jewelry Collection
By Janet Zapata, Ulysses Dietz, and Zette Emmons, 120 pp., illus., publ. by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York, 2003. US$27.50 www.newportrestoration.com/jewelryexhibit.html 
Reviewed by MATILDE PARENTE, G.G.

Minerals of the World
By Ole Johnsen, 439 pp., illus., publ. by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002. US$49.50
Reviewed by MICHAEL T. EVANS, G.G.

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Cultured Pearl: Charm of the Pearl. By Shigeru Akamatsu, 179 pp., illus., publ. by Shinju Shinnbun Co., Tokyo, 2003 (in Japanese). 3,800¥. Fax: (+81) 03-3834-6493.
Reviewed by STUART OVERLIN