Skelton Streeter, and great grandson of the famed London jeweler, Edwin Streeter, had mentioned the Halford-Watkins manuscript while writing his book, Streeter of Bond Street. In 1994, Richard Hughes came across a reference to the manuscript. Sadly he passed away before it could be published. Living in Mogok for more than two decades, he penned several articles and an entire monograph on the subject of these rare gems. Prior to the 1930s, ruby and sapphire were mysteries, arcane gems oft-confused with spinel and other look-alikes. ology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses order page.ology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses represents a fascinating new direction for gemology, linking the external and internal worlds of precious stones for the first time.

For jewels offer not just superficial beauty, but a window on the primordial forces that birthed both our planet and universe. In a lifetime beset by time control, where living is broken into ever smaller bits, as you browse through these pages suddenly you plunge into a domain of frozen time, one that affords vistas of millions or even billions of years.

Within this volume, remarkable photographs of the human world are interwoven with images of the microscopic realm of the gems themselves. Dubbing it humanistic gemology, the authors take readers around the world, showing the places they have explored in their search for gems, along with the people and cultures encountered along the way. This book presents a completely fresh approach to the subject. Not only are they the most durable creations of Mother Nature, but their visual splendor is truly eternal. From the allure of a man, woman, flower or butterfly, through the fleeting moments of a sunset, there is little that lasts and practically nothing that can be passed down to our descendants. For while objects of desire are found throughout the natural world, physical beauty is too often ephemeral. Hu ghes, Wimon Manorotkul | 2020įrom the dawn of time, precious stones have both attracted and fascinated humans in ways that few other items could.

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