Diamond Ring Buying Guide, 6th Ed.
By Renée Newman, 160 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2002. US$17.95*
Reviewed by Gail Brett Levine
Tiaras: Past and Present
By Geoffrey Munn, 128 pp., illus., publ. by V&A Publications, London, 2002. US$22.50*
Reviewed by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Diamond Stories: Enduring Change on 47th Street
By Renee Rose Shield, 234 pp., illus., publ. by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 2002. US$29.95
Reviewed by Russell Shor
Perlen
By Elisabeth Strack, 696 pp., illus., publ. by Ruhle-Diebener-Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, 2002 (in German), 66.00 Euros.
Reviewed by Karin N. Hurwit
Diamonds: In the Heart of the Earth, in the Heart of the Star, at the Heart of Power
By Hubert Bari and Violaine Sautter, Eds., 351 pp., illus., publ. by Vilo International, Éditions Adam Biro, Paris, 2001. US$60.00
Reviewed by Matilde Parente, G.G.
The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger
By Chantal Bizot, Marie-Noël De Gary, and Évelyne Possémé, translated by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren, 157 pp., illus., publ. by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2001. US$39.95*
Reviewed by Jana E. Miyahira-Smith
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names. By Peter Bayliss, 235 pp., publ. by The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tucson, AZ, 2000. US$32.00.
Reviewed by A.A. Levinson
MEDIA REVIEW
Modern Gemmology, SSEF Tutorials 1 & 2
By SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute, www.ssef.ch, Basel, Switzerland, 2001. Available in PC or Mac format. US $150 each/$250 for both.
Reviewed by Jana E. Miyahira-Smith
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