The National Gem Collection
By: Jeffrey E. Post ; with photographs by Chip Clark.
Contributors: Post, Jeffrey Edward.; Clark, Chip.
Publisher: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; in association with Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) -- Catalogs.; Precious stones.; Minerals.; Precious stones -- Washington (D.C.) -- Catalogs.; Minerals -- Washington (D.C.) -- Catalogs.
Description: "The National Gem Collection" offers a complete overview of the world of gems, focusing on the more than 10,000 superlative gemstones and jewelry pieces in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Includes appendices & a glossary of gem-cutting terms.
Notes: Includes index.