http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/ 2012-05-18T06:09:25+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/ http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-06-30T10:04:04+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=akbar_shah&rev=1277885044&do=diff Akbar Shah [ Akbar Shah: indian diamond] Akbar Shah is an Indian diamond shaped vaguely bright and irregularly cut, which was bought for the first time since George Blogg trader in Istanbul in 1889. The diamond was probably much older: two entries on the same indicated a dedication to the Shah Akbar, Shah of the world, dated 1028 a.h. (i.e. after the Hegira, and presumably 1650) and then a second entry, this time the Shah Jeha of 1039 ha (1661). text/html 2010-07-09T13:50:44+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=amethyst&rev=1278676244&do=diff Amethyst [ Amethyste (Source: Wikimedia Commond)] The amethyst is a type of quartz colored purple, and is one of the most valuable gemstones existing natural state. Spread up to 3,000 BC in Egypt and Mesopotamia, the ancient Greeks called this stone amethystos, which means “sober,” not drunk ”. Indeed, then believed that the stone had the power to revive those who were drunk: for this reason, the amethyst was often embedded in the cups and glasses. text/html 2010-07-08T16:15:56+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=aquamarine&rev=1278598556&do=diff Aquamarine [ Aquamarine (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The **aquamarine** is a type of beryl, a mineral found in many different varieties pyramid on the planet. The aquamarine is a stone known for its blue color, which goes from clear to turquoise. It’s related to the emerald, which is more rare; it must be said however that the Aquamarine is usually free of inclusions, unlike the emerald itself, and that color is distributed more evenly. text/html 2010-06-29T12:50:47+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=baroque_jewelry&rev=1277808647&do=diff Baroque Jewels [ Typical baroque earrings] The main characteristic goldsmith and jewelry of the sixteenth century has a particular taste for diamonds, discovered through the early colonies in Asia and Africa, and imported to Europe so they were sewn directly onto the clothes, as was the custom at that time. Develops, in particular, in Holland and Antwerp, the cutting and embedding of diamonds within brooches, rings and tiaras. The reason for this success is simple: at that time the Netherlands … text/html 2010-06-29T13:10:11+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=baroque_jewels&rev=1277809811&do=diff Baroque Jewels [ Typical Baroque Earrings] The main characteristic goldsmith and jewelry of the sixteenth century has a particular taste for diamonds, discovered through the early colonies in Asia and Africa, and imported to Europe so they were sewn directly onto the clothes, as was the custom at that time. Develops, in particular, in Holland and Antwerp, the cutting and embedding of diamonds within brooches, rings and tiaras. The reason for this success is simple: at that time the Netherlands… text/html 2010-06-22T16:50:04+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=bracelets&rev=1277218204&do=diff Bracelets [ Yellow gold bracelet (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] A bracelet is an article of jewelry that is worn mainly around the wrist. The bracelets are made of metal, leather, cloth or plastic and can sometimes be embellished with precious stones or other elements. text/html 2010-06-30T12:18:38+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=breil&rev=1277893118&do=diff Breil [ Breil (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Breil is the leading brand of a major Italian reality, the Binda Group, which operates in the world of watchmaking and jewelry since 1906, the foundation of the Innocent by Binda. Currently, the company is in the hands of two grandsons of the founder, Marcello and Simone, in 2007 had a turnover of 297 million euros and employs 400 people. The Binda Group operates in eight countries through own subsidiaries and has over 50 members for the rest of the … text/html 2010-07-14T10:49:43+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=brilliant&rev=1279097383&do=diff Brilliant [ Brilliant and its parts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The brilliant cut is one of the most classic and popular cuts, widely used for diamond cutting (which in fact are called just brilliant if cut in this way).It was invented by Marcel Tolkovski gemologist in 1919. text/html 2010-07-01T16:26:38+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=bronze&rev=1277994398&do=diff Bronze [ Ancient coins of bronze (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Bronze is an alloy of copper and another metal that can be nickel, aluminum, beryllium, but the term bronze often includes the copper-tin alloy. The percentage of tin in the alloy significantly alters the characteristics and uses of bronze: up to 8-9% of tin, the alloy keeps good mechanical properties and can still be worked plastically, while for industrial uses obtained by melting it comes to rates of 30% tin. text/html 2010-06-30T11:55:31+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=bulgari&rev=1277891731&do=diff Bulgari [ Bulgari's shop (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Bulgari (Bvlgari or, according to ancient Roman script) is the name of a chain of jewelry and luxury products, founded in 1884 in Rome by an Italian jeweler of Greek origin, Sotirios Voulgaris. The company today is guided by a descendant, Paolo Bulgari, in 2008 exceeded one billion euros in revenues, and employs 4,100 people (2008). text/html 2010-07-30T14:55:55+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=bump&rev=1280494555&do=diff Bump [ Bump technique (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The processing bump is often associated with chasing, that often is complements with it. The bump you get working on a metal, which had previously been created and designed a decorative motif, an image, an inscription; however, the processing is done on the reverse, ie in the back plate, such that the front, ie the exposed surface characteristics, is slightly raised as if “coming out” to the beholder. Hence the meaning of the word “bump”.… text/html 2010-07-29T10:45:19+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=burnishing&rev=1280393119&do=diff Burnishing [Burnishing (Source: Wikimedia Source)] Burnishing is an archaic form of smoothing, applied especially to objects made of gold or covered with a thin gold foil. This technique was usually performed by taking a sharp object such as a bit of agate, a bone, a tooth of carnivorous animal; it passed with methodical and light on surface characteristics, so that through abrasion, the imperfections were scraped away and the appearance of the object gains in brilliance and accuracy. More mo… text/html 2010-06-29T12:52:11+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=byzantine_jewelry&rev=1277808731&do=diff Byzantine Jewelry [ Byzantine earrings with pearl and sapphires (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Similar to the architecture and art, even Byzantine jewelry is characterized by a particular style, which combines an almost fanatical love for the harmony of geometry, with intricate drawings and paintings, often abstract, of an oriental character. Testimonials from the use of jewelry are also arriving from paintings and mosaics, as i.e. the empress Theodora, kept in the Basilica of San Vitale in Rav… text/html 2010-07-09T15:12:03+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=carre&rev=1278681123&do=diff Carrè [ Carrè ( Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Carrè is a cut in steps similar to the emerald cut, but with a square base. Like most of the cuts step enhances the color and sheen of the stone, because they hold their color (if the stone in question is colored) and absorb light, postponing reflections of any kind. text/html 2010-06-30T12:07:44+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=cartier&rev=1277892464&do=diff Cartier [ Cartier (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Cartier is a famous French company that produces high-end jewelry and watches, was founded in 1847 by Jean-el Fracois Cartier, and today is part of Swiss Financial Richmond. Cartier's success is mainly attributable to the three grandchildren of founder Louis, Pierre and Jacques, who contributed to state-level national and then international brand family. Although the design of jewelry has always been very special and carefully tended to the top… text/html 2010-10-01T11:32:56+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=charlize_theron&rev=1285925576&do=diff Charlize Theron [Charlize Theron of Breil Milano] Charlize Theron is South African actress and model, born in Benoni in 1975. Among the films that have played a leading role are the Devil's Advocate, The Italian Job, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Monster (for which, in 2004, won the Oscar for Best Actress) and more recently the blockbuster Hancock. text/html 2010-09-09T11:49:09+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=comete&rev=1284025749&do=diff Comete [ Comete Gioielli] Comete Gioielli is a brand of Muraro Group, founded in Vicenza in 1975. The company is a major interpreter of the experience and expertise of the gold district of Vicenza. Distinctive element of the company is the care and professionalism of design is investigated by a dedicated team of experts. or the Muraro Group work approximately 100 employees. text/html 2010-06-30T09:41:19+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=contemporary_jewelry&rev=1277883679&do=diff Contemporary jewelry The twentieth century opens, in jewelry, with the wave of Art Nouveau, which arises as a new force and total break with the past and preaches simple shapes, soft, harmonious, but short-lived: the overwhelming success of historical Avant-garde art and architecture also heavily influence the gold world and is the main responsible of Art Deco, the next movement that opposes much Art Nouveau: jewelry squared reduced to a minimum, of dimensions and shapes deliberately provocati… text/html 2010-07-05T10:55:52+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=coral&rev=1278320152&do=diff Coral [ Red coral (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The red coral, or corallium rubrum, is the most important species of Octocorallia part of the family Coralliidae, which is characterized by a calcareous skeleton branched and bright red, particularly sought for the construction of jewelry and ornaments, covered by cenosarco, a layer of soft tissue where there are microscopic polyps with eight tentacles branched and contractile everted, visible when searching for food. text/html 2010-10-07T17:59:22+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=cristina_chiabotto&rev=1286467162&do=diff Cristina Chiabotto [ Cristina Chiabotto the new testimonial of Facco Corporetion] Cristina Chiabotto is a famous Italian TV presenter. Born in 1986 in Moncalieri and high 1.84 cm, began her career in 2004 when she was elected Miss Italy in the famous Italian beauty contest, that opens the way for success. text/html 2010-06-30T09:53:48+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=cullinan&rev=1277884428&do=diff Cullinan [ Cullinan diamond: different cuts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The Cullinan is the rough diamond (gem quality, that is suitable for jewelry) largest ever found in the world. His weight was 3106.75 carats, equivalent to 621.35 grams. The diamond was found by Patrick Wells January 26, 1905 in the Premier Mine, the diamond mine of which he was director. The diamond was named by Sir John Cullinan, owner of the mine. The first to analyze the rough diamond was Sir William Crookes, who ma… text/html 2010-06-30T11:02:36+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=darya-ye_noor&rev=1277888556&do=diff Darya- ye Noor [ darya-ye Noor] [ Darya-ye Noor] This is a very rare pink diamond varieties in nature; it weighs approximately 186 carats and is set in the crown of King of Iran, now preserved and exhibited in the exhibition at the Central Bank in Tehran. text/html 2010-10-01T11:30:12+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=demi_moore&rev=1285925412&do=diff Demi Moore [ Demi Moore testimonial for Rosato Jewelry] Demi Moore is an American actress, born in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico, and with a distant origins Cherokee. Currently she is married to Ashton Kutcher, also an actor. The two are a couple very well known in the Hollywood star system, and their Twitter account is currently the most watched in the world. text/html 2010-07-05T11:00:11+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=diamond&rev=1278320411&do=diff Diamond [ Diamond (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The **diamond** is known as one of the allotropes of carbon; it is formed only of atoms of this element, arranged in tetrahedral form. Their regular and strict structure makes them suitable for a wide variety of technical applications: For example, hardness 10 on the Mohs scale makes them the best cutting tips on the market, while the high conductivity, given the melting temperature of 3,500 degrees, has recently been studied for application in the… text/html 2010-07-12T17:51:35+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=drop&rev=1278949895&do=diff Drop [ Drop cut (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The drop cut was invented by Flemish gemologist Lodowyk van Berquem in the sixteenth century, and was one of the most popular cuts in antiquity. Even at the Cullinan, the largest diamond ever mined, at least until 1985, was given this form. This is a modification of the brilliant cut, for which the stone structure has a vaguely elliptical, but while one end is a half-circle, the other ends in a cusp. text/html 2010-06-22T16:59:12+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=earrings&rev=1277218752&do=diff Earrings [ Earrings with colored stones(Source: Wikimedia Commons)] An earring is a piece of jewelry worn as an ornament of the ear and are usually attached to the ears through holes in the lobes or through the use of clips. The earrings can be made of many materials such as metals, precious stones, plastic, glass, etc.. text/html 2010-06-22T17:05:00+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=egyptian_jewelry&rev=1277219100&do=diff Egyptian Jewelry [Typical egyptian bracelet (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The people of ancient Egypt were among the first to produce jewelry for civilization as we understand them today, and developing skills in the forge both gold and silver mining and processing of stones such as lapis lazuli, aquamarine, the carnelian, turquoise, amethyst. Less famous, but equally important and valuable for the time, were the jewels in glass or enamel. text/html 2010-07-29T10:52:11+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=embedding&rev=1280393531&do=diff Embedding [ Embedding technique ] The embedding is a technique that, in jewelry, allows to hold the stones above the jewel and especially to highlight the stones in the best way. In all types of bezel, the metal will overwhelm the stone up above his “belt”, ie approximately the center of gravity thereof, so as to restrain its and ensure that the stone does not slip away. As mentioned there are several types of bezel: text/html 2010-07-29T10:43:22+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=embossing&rev=1280393002&do=diff Chasing [ Chasing technique] Chasing is a technique, often associated with the overhang, that allows you to work a metal, (generally a very ductile and malleable metal such as gold, silver, bronze, copper) through a small hammer, called chisel, and, following a drawing, playing deep into shapes or patterns, as if they were encased in metal foil. Unlike the cantilever technique, therefore, processing is done on the front, ie on the front of the plate, not the reverse, ie on the back. text/html 2010-07-30T15:00:37+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=emerald&rev=1280494837&do=diff Emerald [ Pendant with emerald (Source:Wikimedia Commons)] **Emerald** is a mineral variety of beryl that contains chromium infiltration and sometimes vanadium. Its normal color is a bright green and, when completely pure and free of inclusions, it can be more valuable than a diamond of equal purity. text/html 2010-07-30T15:06:57+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=emerald_cut&rev=1280495217&do=diff Emerald cut [ (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] text/html 2010-06-22T17:09:01+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=etruscan_jewelry&rev=1277219341&do=diff Etruscan Jewelry [ Etruscan earrings (Source: Wikimedia Commons) ] [ Etruscan necklaces (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The Romans knew and assimilated the art of jewelry mainly by the Etruscans and Greeks. The Etruscans, in particular, was devoted to numerous activities related to aesthetics (as indeed also the greek and is not a mystery that probably the two cultures are originated from a common stock and certainly maintained close trade relations) and jewelry are among these, even if the style … text/html 2010-07-29T12:34:16+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=filigree&rev=1280399656&do=diff Filigree [ A fascinating filigree of gold crystal (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The gold filigree is a special kind of craftsmanship that consists in the interweaving manual and clockwise two gold wires, the maximum thickness of 0.3 mm, and very long. The braid thus obtained is then welded to a base, also gold (ie fixed per day), or placing the wires themselves so in the form of the desired object (working in the fretwork). In both cases, however, you get a product much more valuable and certai… text/html 2010-07-30T14:47:46+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=gilding&rev=1280494066&do=diff Gilding [ Gilding (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Gilding is a technique used to decorate metal, usually non-precious, affixing a thin layer of gold, called leaf. The leaf is not always full of gold, but similar or artificial compounds are often used to imitate gloss and preciousness. text/html 2010-07-05T10:33:14+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=gold&rev=1278318794&do=diff Gold [ Gold Ingot] Gold, whose symbol is Au, is a chemical element with atomic number. It is the most malleable and ductile metal known; being a soft metal, it’s often alloyed with other metals worked, so that it takes more strength. Gold is also one of the best conductors of electricity, second only to copper and silver, and can not be touched nor air or on the main chemical reagents. Thanks to its high chemical inertness has always been the ideal material for the production of jewelry and fo… text/html 2010-06-30T12:24:31+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=gold_district_of_valenza&rev=1277893471&do=diff Valenza [Valenza ] The town of Valenza Po, in the province of Alexandria, is the first industrial center for the production of jewelry in Italy. Its location in the heart of Monferrato, and exactly 100 km from Turin, Genoa and Milan, puts in an ideal setting for the production and marketing of precious metals. text/html 2010-07-29T10:50:11+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=granulation&rev=1280393411&do=diff Granulation [Granulation technique (Source: wikimedia commons)] The granulation is a technique for processing of metals, particularly gold, but also silver, introduced for the first time nearly 6,000 years ago in the Middle East, at populations such as the Sumerians, Babylonians and Hittites. Used progressively less (among the last heirs of the technique we were Etruscans), with the advent of modern steel and modern jewelry has been almost completely forgotten. text/html 2010-06-22T17:06:04+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=greek_jewelry&rev=1277219164&do=diff Greek Jewels [ Typical ancient greek bracelets] Although the custom of adorning both among the main activities not related to the survival of the early Western cultures, it must be said that the testimony of jewels, especially gold, short supply until at least the fifth century B.C. because of the hard to find gold and precious stones. text/html 2010-07-14T15:45:08+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=hammering&rev=1279115108&do=diff Sources: <http://bijoux.webhat.it/italian/tecniche_di_lavorazione.php> text/html 2010-06-30T10:51:59+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=hope_diamond&rev=1277887919&do=diff Hope Diamond [ Hope Diamond (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The Hope Diamond is a blue diamond of 45 carats, preserved at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, is definitely a diamond particular, whose blue color is given by the infiltration of boron, and presenting reflections scarlati under UV light. It is classified as type IIb, and has a history very adventurous. text/html 2010-06-30T10:18:25+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=indian_briolette&rev=1277885905&do=diff Indian Briolette [ The Briolette of India] The Briolette India is an Indian diamond, probably the oldest of which we have knowledge. It weighs 90.38 carats, in the shape briolette (that is a split double pink); color is D and the quality and IIa, is considered very pure even if the cut is not perfect. It is set in a necklace along with another diamond and a pearl white natural. text/html 2010-06-29T12:59:39+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=jewelry_in_the_eighteenth_centuary&rev=1277809179&do=diff Jewels in the Enlightenment The jewelry of the eighteenth century are characterized by more sober forms and limited in clinical compared to the excesses of the Baroque period; however, the dissemination of jewelry continuinues to expand, now includes a slice of the population is not sufficiently rich to be noble, but feeling the need to distinguish themselves from the rest of the population. New techniques were designed to ensure access of the jewels to the middle classes: i.e. plating, which p… text/html 2010-06-29T14:24:28+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=jewels_in_the_enlightenment&rev=1277814268&do=diff Jewels in the Enlightenment The jewelry of the eighteenth century are characterized by more sober forms and limited in clinical compared to the excesses of the Baroque period; however, the dissemination of jewelry continuinues to expand, now includes a slice of the population is not sufficiently rich to be noble, but feeling the need to distinguish themselves from the rest of the population. New techniques were designed to ensure access of the jewels to the middle classes: i.e. plating, which p… text/html 2010-06-30T11:32:16+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=koh-i-noor&rev=1277890336&do=diff Koh-i-Noor [ Koh-i-Noor (Souce: Wikimedia Commons)] The Koh-i-Noor has long been the largest diamond ever known, found in the Golconda mines in India, weighs 105.6 carats. The origin of its history is unclear: some leads on to a legendary diamond was mentioned by some written in Sanskrit, and this makes it older than 5,000 years; according to some legends, then, the jewel was given to men directly from Krishna. His first course was emperor Babur, Mughal emperor crowned in 1526; in his memoi… text/html 2010-07-14T15:45:54+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=lost-wax_casting&rev=1279115154&do=diff Sources: <http://bijoux.webhat.it/italian/tecniche_di_lavorazione.php> text/html 2010-07-13T12:43:51+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=marquise&rev=1279017831&do=diff Marquise [ Marquise cut (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Marquise cut, known in Italy as Marquise cut or Shuttles cut, is a pretty popular choice for colored gemstones such as topaz, or semi-precious stones such as amethyst, citrine and aquamarine. It consists essentially an oval whose two ends are not curved elongated, but ending in a cusp. text/html 2010-06-22T17:11:48+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=medieval_jewelry&rev=1277219508&do=diff Medieval jewelry [ medieval ring with stone (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Unlike what you might believe, the fall of the Roman empire marked a productive period for the production of jewelry, which seem important to the cultural recognition, status and class. The barbarian peoples who are experts in the use of metals and forging military and civilian purposes, so they met the taste for adornment and for the aesthetics of nature typically greek-Roman and with Byzantine fashion, firmly establishe… text/html 2010-09-28T17:38:46+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=miluna&rev=1285688326&do=diff Miluna [ Cielo venezia 1270 brand] Miluna is a trademark of the Cielo Venezia 1270 company, founded in 1985 in Venice by Sergio Cielo, with the name Worldgem. Miluna offers jewelry from the strong emotional content, which are intended to give gloss and royalty to the wearer. The company carries on for many years a strong partnership with the beauty contest Miss Italy. According to stories passed down from generation to generation, the origins of the family of Sergio Cielo, the entrepreneur fou… text/html 2010-09-09T12:41:21+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=morellato&rev=1284028881&do=diff Morellato [ Morellato Brand] Morellato is a group of companies producing and trading watches, components, jewelry and precious objects. The company was founded after the war by Giulio Morelli in Padua and was born as watch shop. Subsequently, the activity of the founder focuses on the creation of leather straps, whereas in Italy the economic boom pushes the sale of watches, and its proximity to several companies in the Vicenza, experts in the tanning and leather production, can ensure qualit… text/html 2010-06-22T16:54:33+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=necklaces&rev=1277218473&do=diff Necklaces [ Pearls gold necklace (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] A necklace is a type of jewel or decoration that is worn around the neck. The necklaces are usually made up of a chain of precious metal, or a lanyard, which can serve as support for other decorative elements, such as pearls, precious stones and pendants of various materials. Since ancient times the necklaces have been used as an ornament, as an amulet and as a mark of caste or power. The first collections were made up of shells, fi… text/html 2010-07-08T16:53:18+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=onyx&rev=1278600798&do=diff Onyx [ Typical stones of onyx (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The **onyx** is a chalcedony quartz, fine-grained, naturally occurring in two colors: black onyx and white onyx. Although the two stones have the same name, their origin is completely different: black onyx is of silica origin and is extremely popular, particularly in South America (Brazil and Argentina); white onyx belongs to the same “family” of alabaster, and often have gray streaks; It is widespread in Africa and East. There is also … text/html 2010-07-13T17:17:19+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=oval&rev=1279034239&do=diff Oval [ Oval cut (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The oval cut is a type of stone cutting, which involves precisely a elliptical shape, to those who watch from above. If implemented properly, makes the jewel single, not a very common cut, but which ensures high scintillation. The sheen of a well-cut oval is very similar to that of a brilliant cut, because the shape of the edges and a large part of the process is similar; however, is slightly smaller, so the oval cut gives its best when the stone is… text/html 2010-10-07T16:32:47+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=paris_hilton&rev=1286461967&do=diff Paris Hilton [ Paris Hilton testimonial for Bliss] Paris Hilton is an american model and singer. She was born in New York in 1981 and is the daughter of mogul Richard Hilton, which owns the famous luxury hotel chain Hilton, known throughout the world. text/html 2010-07-05T10:25:23+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=pendants&rev=1278318323&do=diff Pendants [ Pendant with diamonds (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The pendants are a fairly recent type of jewel. Originally, in fact, pendants were part of necklaces or bracelets, which constituted a whole. It was often great precious stones like emeralds, rubies or diamonds, embellished with a carved frame (and possibly other stones set), while the rest of the chain was decorated with a particular fantasy. text/html 2010-09-09T11:48:24+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=pianegonda&rev=1284025704&do=diff Pianegonda [ Pianegonda] Pianegonda is a trademark of jewelry designed and made by Franco Pianegonda. The company is strongly identified with its founder, and is based on the principles of happiness and quality of life, obtainable only through quality products. Currently, its headquarters is to Grisignano di Zocco (VI). text/html 2010-06-22T17:01:54+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=prehistoric_jewelry&rev=1277218914&do=diff Prehistoric Jewelry [ Typical prehistoric jewelry (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Since ancient times jewelry have been part of our ancestors' life to show three of the main virtues of man (or vices, depending on your point of view): the aesthetic sense; superstition; the desire for wealth. Prehistoric men used to bury their own kind, adding a small set of objects, usually weapons, but also food or everyday objects, which were considered a need they might have had in the afterlife. text/html 2010-07-13T15:23:18+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=princess&rev=1279027398&do=diff Princess [ Diamond Princess Cut (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The Princess cut is the second most popular and widespread cutting of stones in the market and the diamond industry in particular. It is fairly recent, having been created in the '60s, but is in great demand as an alternative to the classic brilliant cut, or round cut. text/html 2010-06-29T12:51:14+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=renaissance_jewelry&rev=1277808674&do=diff Renaissance Jewelry [ Typical renaissance necklace in yellow gold ] Similarly to what happened in painting, sculpture and architecture, Renaissance jewelry also features an extensive search of the “limits” of the discipline in two particular ways: a clear polychromy, which breaks with the canons medieval and instead sees triumph ie colored enamels and a special architectural and sculpture taste, which led to the jewelers of that time to produce high-value jewelry and complicated shadow, very sh… text/html 2010-06-22T16:47:19+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=rings&rev=1277218039&do=diff Rings [ A pair of wedding rings in yellow gold (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] A ring is a band of metal or other materials used to decorate the fingers of both hands and, in some cultures, even the feet. The rings can be made of various materials like metals, plastics, wood, bone, glass or other precious materials; may also include, set in the main material, precious stones or inserts of small works of art. text/html 2010-06-22T17:10:34+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=roman_jewelry&rev=1277219434&do=diff Roman Jewelry [ Cameo Augustus: typical roman jewelry (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] The goldsmith art was not very common in Rome at least up to the top of the Empire. Sumptuary laws, in fact, in the Republican era, placed strict limits to the excesses of luxury; i.e. the lex Opium of 215 BC imposed very tight limitations to the clothing and decoration of women, but other laws pushed even further, up to moderation by the prices of clothes-in values. The subject was very sensitive (and would con… text/html 2010-07-05T10:49:24+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=rubber&rev=1278319764&do=diff Rubber [Rubber tree (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Rubber is a hydrocarbon polymer obtained from the extraction of latex of some plants such as Hevea brasiliensis, or rubber tree, euforbiacea from South America but now cultivated also in Asia. Rubber is a polymer of isoprene (C5H8), a hydrocarbon white or colorless, whose mechanical properties vary with temperature: between 0 and 10 ° C is brittle and opaque, it becomes soft, translucent and elastic above 20 ° C and becomes plastic and viscous… text/html 2010-07-05T11:05:07+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=ruby&rev=1278320707&do=diff Ruby [ Ruby (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Ruby is a variety monocrystalline of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), known as Corund; differs from the saffron, the closest relative of the ruby, for the color red, due to the presence of chromium and, to a much lesser extent, titanium, vanadium and steel. In particular, the brightest red is called “pigeon blood red” and being very rare it is also highly sought. text/html 2010-07-05T18:07:00+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=sapphire&rev=1278346020&do=diff Sapphire [ Sapphire and diamond pendant (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Sapphire is a precious stone, for precision a variety Corund, an aluminum oxide (Al2O3-α) within which are detectable traces of iron, titanium or chromium, which give a special blue color. In fact, blue is the normal color of the sapphire, but is found in nature in many other colors: pink, green, orange to purple. If the color is red, we are dealing with a ruby. text/html 2010-06-29T14:37:52+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=shah_akbar&rev=1277815072&do=diff Akbar Shah Akbar Shah is an Indian diamond shaped vaguely bright and irregularly cut, which was bought for the first time since George Blogg trader in Istanbul in 1889. The diamond was probably much older: two entries on the same indicated a dedication to the Shah Akbar, Shah of the world, dated 1028 a.h. (i.e. after the Hegira, and presumably 1650) and then a second entry, this time the Shah Jeha of 1039 ha (1661). text/html 2010-07-13T17:35:32+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=shuttles&rev=1279035332&do=diff Shuttles Go to article Marquise. [Typical shuttle cut] text/html 2010-07-05T10:39:33+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=silver&rev=1278319173&do=diff Silver [ Silver] Silver is a chemical element in the periodic table that has atomic number 47 and symbol Ag. It occurs naturally in both pure form of mineral and metal that has the most electrical and thermal conductivity. It is a transition metal tender (just harder gold), bright and white; for its ductility and malleability was one of the most used materials in the creation of works of art and monetization. Since ancient times was used as commodity exchange, as decoration and as a basis f… text/html 2010-06-29T17:00:21+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=start&rev=1277823621&do=diff Welcome to Jewelrypedia - The World's Most Precious Wiki! On this pages you will find a long list of lemmas, grouped in categories, describing the world of jewelry, precious metals and stones, under lots of aspects: history and sociology, physical and chemical specificiations, the economical structure of the goldsmith industry, the most importand jewelry brands and their testimonials. Our goal is to recreate an exhaustive picture of the universe of jewelry, with a very specific focus on Italian… text/html 2010-07-05T10:42:23+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=steel&rev=1278319343&do=diff Steel [ Typical steel products (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Steel is an alloy composed primarily of iron and a small percentage of carbon, not exceeding 2,11% (beyond that threshold change the properties and is called cast iron). Material has always been fundamental in making tools and weapons and in production of building and machines. For its many uses and many variety steel is regarded as one of the strategic elements on which a modern economic system is evaluated, as evidenced in the hist… text/html 2010-06-22T17:03:25+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=sumerian_jewelry&rev=1277219005&do=diff Sumerian Jewelry [ Typical sumerian jewelry] Not everyone knows that in addition to the Egyptians, including the Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians used to bury the dead with a nobler funeral track, which often included jewelrythat the dead man had worn in life and thought could use them in the afterlife. text/html 2010-06-30T09:37:36+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=the_jewel_modern&rev=1277883456&do=diff The jewel modern Since the previous century, machines were placed, precisely at the beginning rather rudimentary, then gradually more specific and complex to realize the industrial production of jewelry. This allowed the lowering of production costs, while the second wave of colonization and exploitation of mineral deposits wild and precious stones ensure continued consumption of gold, silver and precious stones, and further spread of the jewels in the middle ranks of population, especially th… text/html 2010-06-30T11:45:32+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=tiffany&rev=1277891132&do=diff Tiffany [ Tiffany's shop (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Tiffany is a chain of jewelry and silverware Tifanny founded by Charles Lewis and his son Louis Comfort in New York in 1837 and today operates throughout the world, employs 7,000 people (2004), almost reached 3 billion dollars in revenues (2007) and opened boutiques and stores throughout the world. In its first years of life, however, produced a large number of objects, including weapons too: it was the army supplier northerner, for whom h… text/html 2010-07-05T10:43:51+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=titanium&rev=1278319431&do=diff Titanium [ Titanium (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Titanium is found in many minerals, such as Rubio and Ilmenite, and is mainly used in alloys light and resistant and in white pigments. text/html 2010-07-06T10:33:38+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=topaz&rev=1278405218&do=diff Topaz [ Topaz (Source: Wikimedia Commons)] **Topaz** is a semiprecious stone, namely an aluminum silicate; its chemical formula is Al2SiO4(F,OH)2. It's a very hard stone (8 on the Mohs scale) but that splinter easily, like on the other hand also the diamond. text/html 2010-10-01T11:30:54+02:00 http://www.jofrijewelry.com/Jofripedia/doku.php?id=vicenzaoro&rev=1285925454&do=diff VicenzaOro VicenzaOro is a triple event organized by the Vicenza Fair to promote the work and knowledge of the gold field on the territory. Each event consists of an exhibition of the biggest brands and manufacturers of jewelry by local, national and global. Each event is designed as distinct from other and wants to illustrate three different ways to “make trade fair”.