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Record 1 1993-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Gemmology
CONT

The six-raged glow, or asterism, of a star-cut ... is produced by the reflexions from myriad tiny needles that are oriented along the three horizontal directions of the ... internal structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Gemmologie
CONT

[La] taille à étoile [...] présente au centre une table hexagone, dont le diamètre doit être [...] du quart de la grandeur de la pierre.

Spanish

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