Download or read book Legendary Gems Or Gems That Made History written by Eric Bruton and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the history of legendary gems, this work provides the hard facts about gems - classification, valuation and engraving. It also gives prospecting and mining details, and the inside stories of how enormous stones were cut and dispersed in great secrecy. It is of interest to the gemmologist, and the jeweller.