Turquoise, the gem of the centuries

Type

Book

Authors

Oscar T. Branson ( Branson, Oscar T. )

Tags

turquoise, Jewelry, Turquoise -- Pictorial works, Jewelry -- Pictorial works, New Southwest, Indigenous peoples -- Clothing -- New Southwest -- Pictorial works, Indigenous peoples -- Clothing

Abstract

"This color illustrated book features turquoise from different mines around the world, and what local artisans have done with the stone. It describes the history of each mine and how to tell the stones from each mine apart, with valuable information on different jewelers' styles (say traditional Navajo vs. Zuni carvings), and how to tell imitation and treated and natural turquoises apart."--WorldCat.org.

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