Hardy and Self present students, academics, and general interest readers with a pictorial history and photographic exploration of the artistic uses of the gemstone emerald. The authors have
organized the photographs and accompanying essays in two parts devoted to the jeweler’s art in using the emerald, and the story of emerald in general. The text contains essays on the Cheapside
horde, the Maharajahs of India, the impact of the Art Deco movement on the use of emeralds in jewelry, Cleopatra’s mines, and a wide variety of other related subjects, as well as 400 full color
illustrations. Joanna Hardy is a gemologist and jewelry specialist. Jonathan Self is a British author and journalist. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
