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The pearl book : the definitive buying guide : how to select, buy, care for & enjoy pearls / by Antoinette L. Matlins.
LIBRA - Special TS755.P3 M38 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matlins, Antoinette Leonard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pearls.
- Pearls--Purchasing.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- x, 198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodstock, Vt. : GemStone Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Pearls: First Among Gems 1
- Chapter 1 Most Ancient of Gems, Most Precious of Gems 3
- Chapter 2 Legendary Pearls, Legendary Tales 14
- Part 2 What Is a Pearl? 21
- Chapter 3 Pearls in the Making 23
- Chapter 4 Different Types of Pearls: A Pearl for Every Mood 38
- Part 3 The Difference Quality Makes 57
- Chapter 5 Quality
- Key to Lasting Beauty 59
- Chapter 6 Artificial Enhancements Used on Lackluster Peals 76
- Part 4 Selecting Pearls to Treasure 85
- Chapter 7 How to Choose Fine Pearls 87
- Chapter 8 Pearl Choices
- A World of Variety 90
- Chapter 9 Pearl Prices
- Some Guidelines 100
- Part 5 Lustrous Advice from Illustrious Experts 111
- Chapter 10 The Experts Speak 113
- Chapter 11 Great Jewelers on Great Pearls 134
- Chapter 12 Magnificent Auctions Highlight Magnificent Pearls 148
- Part 6 Wearing and Caring for Pearls 157
- Chapter 13 Wearing Pearls with Style 159
- Chapter 14 Caring for Pearls to Keep Them Lustrous 166
- Part 7 Important Advice Before and After You Buy 169
- Chapter 15 What to Ask When Buying Pearls 171
- Chapter 16 Good Insurance Requires a Good Appraisal 176
- Chapter 17 Getting a Laboratory Report 179
- American Cultured Freshwater Pearls 101
- Cultured Saltwater Pearl Necklaces 102
- South Sea Cultured Pearls 105
- Tahitian Black Cultured Pearls 106
- Chinese Freshwater Pearl Necklaces 109
- Mabe Pearls 110
- Special Charts
- Nacre Thickness 67
- Grading Nacre Thickness in Japanese Pearl Strands 69
- Misnomers and What They Really Are 83
- Popular Uniform Necklace Lengths 165
- Popular Graduated Necklace Lengths 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0943763355
- 9780943763354
- OCLC:
- 49875266
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