Diamonds

Their History, Sources, Qualities and Benefits

By (author) Renée Newman
Categories: Social and cultural history
Publisher: Firefly Books
Paperback : 228103312, 272 pages, January 2021

Description

In Diamonds, author Renée Newman, a graduate gemologist and author of many trade-level handbooks on gemstones, invites the reader on a journey into the fascinating world of diamonds. This lavishly illustrated guide—which features hundreds of photos, maps and diagrams—covers everything from mining, cutting and evaluating diamonds to the romantic histories of some of the world’s most valuable stones.