Summer 2007

Book Reviews

Gemmology, 3rd Ed.
By Peter G. Read, 324 pp., illus., publ. by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Burlington, MA, 2005. US$39.95
Reviewed by LORE KIEFERT
AGTA Gemological Testing Center
New York City

The Art of Enameling
By Linda Darty, 176 pp., illus., publ. by Lark Books [www.larkbooks.com], Asheville, NC, 2006. US$17.95
Reviewed by MARK MAXWELL
JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

The Smale Collection: Beauty in Natural Crystals
By Steve Smale, with photos by Jeff Scovil and Steve Smale, 204 pp., publ. by Lithographie LLC [www.lithographie.org], East Hampton, CT, 2006. US$50.00
Reviewed by MICHAEL EVANS
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

Horn: Its History and Its Uses
By Adele Schaverien, 281 pp., illus., publ. by the author [www.hornhistory-uses.com.au], Wahroonga, NSW, Australia, 2006. US$60.00
Reviewed by MARY MATHEWS
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Laboratory Created Diamonds
By Sharrie Woodring and Branko Deljanin, 39 pp., illus., publ. by European Gemological Laboratory-USA [www.eglusa.com], New York City, 2005 [no price information available].
Reviewed by THOMAS W. OVERTON
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

Gem Raw Materials and their Occurrence in Serbia, 2nd ed.
By Ilic´ Miloje, 152 pp., illus., publ. by the Yugoslavian Gemological Association, Belgrade, 2006 [in Serbo-Croatian, with English summary, no price information available].
Reviewed by THOMAS W. OVERTON