Gemstones of the World (English and German Edition)

I love this book. It’s the best and very informative.. this book has everything..

I purchased one of Schumann's books in 1990 and love it. I have a small business and many children come to get a rock frommy dry mine. I have about 6 who come faithfully and I wanted to give each of them a book to learn about gems of the world fromfor Christmas. I know my Jeff will love this! Thank you

Great book for information on stones and other ways of cutting and identifying cuts on stones. Very informative on pearls great variety of information for the novice. Highly recommended if you are making your own jewelry with real stones and has a great section on sources. Thanks to the seller it was reasonably priced.

I owned this book before and during a move it got lost. this is a great book because everything you need to know is broken down for the reader which makes it easy to understand. The copy I received is in excellent condition and I received it sooner than I was told I would, always a plus. Thanks!!!!

My personal favorite of all the gem books out there. Each page has beautiful color pictures and a complete description of the characteristics of each gemstone. I like its compact size and slick look.. A GEM of a book!

I had an interest in gemstones and finding this book answered all my questions and much more.It has many things besides pictures of gemstones.A lot of information about the stones.

A TRULY AMAZING COMPENDIUM FOR THE LAY PUBLIC. GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS, PERTINENT COMMENTS.

I was looking for a book on stones that had larger pictures and more information. It was missing information that anyone into Reiki would need. It is also smaller than a normal book. That said, it served me well for identifying some stones I bought.

Perfect book to learn about gem stones

This book is an ideal reference guide for anybody with a passing interest in gemstones, a more serious hobbyist, or even a professional jeweller. Originally published in 1977, then re-printed a few times since then. I had an original copy for many years which I eventually lent to a friend and never got back, so ended up buying a used copy to replace it. There are also new revised editions with some extra content available, which you might possibly prefer instead of this edition - but this still meets most needs.Initial chapters briefly explain some of the industrial and chemical nature of gemstones, their extraction, cutting, polishing, measuring hardness and purity, attempts to develop man-made artificial gemstones, etc.The bulk of the book is devoted to colour photographs with descriptions of the more well-known gemstones of the world, plus some of the rarer and lesser-known types. There is an ample index. So if you wish to see the appearance of e.g. an "antique cut", you can; or you can compare and see the differences between rhodocrosite and rhodonite; or look up tables containing transparency, or refractive index. I've not counted them myself, but the book's cover claims there are 1,500 stones illustrated and described - which seems very perfectly likely. Highly recommended.

Great

the book has a lot if information about gemstones. That was what I was looking for, very pleased with the book. I would recommend this book.

good book