Fall 2007 G&G Book Reviews
By Juergen Maerz, 110 pp., illus., publ. by MJSA Press [www.mjsa.org], Providence, RI, 2006. US$34.95
“Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature”
By Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, 216 pp., illus., publ. by The Vendome Press, New York, 2006. US$50.00
“Pedras Preciosas No Arte e Devoção: Tesouros Gemológicos na Arquidiocese de Évora [Precious Stones in Art and Devotion: Gemstone Treasures of the Archdiocese of Évora]”
By Rui Galopim de Carvalho, 154 pp., illus., publ. by Fundação Eugênio de Almeida, Évora, Portugal, 2006 [in Portuguese and English, no price information available]
“Shamelessly: Jewelry from Kenneth Jay Lane”
By Nancy N. Schiffer, 240 pp., illus., publ. by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. [http://www.schifferbooks.com], Atglen, PA, 2007. US$59.95
“Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture”
By Florence Muller, 271 pp., illus., publ. by The Vendome Press, New York, 2007. US$75.00
“Pearl Oyster Information Bulletin, No. 17”
By various authors, 48 pp., illus., publ. by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, www.spc.int/Coastfish/ News/POIB/17/POIB17.pdf, December 2006, free
“The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems”
By Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, 216 pp., illus., publ. by Thames & Hudson, New York, 2007, US$34.95
“Kimberlite and Related Rocks of India”
By Fareeduddin and M. S. Rao, Eds., 271 pp., illus., publ. by the Geological Society of India [www.gsi.gov.in], Bangalore, 2007, Rs20
“Paraíba Tourmaline “Electric Blue Brilliance Burnt into Our Minds”
By Masashi Furuya, 23 pp., illus., publ. by the Japan Germany Gemmological Laboratory [jggl@sapphire.co.jp], Kofu, Japan, 2007, ¥1,500
“The Geology of Gem Deposits”
by Lee A. Groat, 276 pp., illus., publ. by the Mineralogical Association of Canada [www.mineralogicalassociation.ca], Quebec, 2007, US$50.00
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