Sentence examples for modern gem from inspiring English sources
Spotland is an ancient miniature and modern gem with three even stands and a covered end terrace, backed by hardwoods.
On the other hand, Mr. Goldberger, in his 1979 guidebook "The City Observed: New York," calls it "a marvel — New York's real early modern gem".
On Monday, a portion of the iconic complex, a modern gem in the city skyline, was engulfed in flames sparked by errant fireworks on the final night of Lunar New Year celebrations.
In modern gem cutting, the cabochon method continues to be used for opaque, translucent, and some transparent stones, such as opal, carbuncle, and so on; but for most transparent gems (especially diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds), faceted cutting is almost always employed.
►The Palms Hotel at Indian Head, a 12-room Midcentury Modern gem set against local mountains, from $189 to $249.
This Mid-Century Modern gem overlooking the sea is filled with important work created during the genre's heyday (between WWI and WWII), with a concentration on artists from important Maine art colonies.
It has been described as "a collection of 60s car parks", though there are modern gems.
In 1791 A Descriptive Catalogue of a General Collection of Ancient and Modern Gems, illustrated with 57 plates and describing more than 15,000 reproductions, was issued.
Relative newcomer Capuchin Classics has a quirkily intriguing catalogue of modern gems, from Norman Douglas in the 1920s to Michael Bracewell in the 1990s.
And then there are the minerals, Congo's seemingly limitless supply of them — gold, diamonds, zinc, nickel, cassiterite, copper, cobalt and coltan, old-school and modern gems.
April fund-raising benefits include open houses at the Neutra house ($15 ,323953-84000); Eames house seminars ($300 ,310 459-9663); and a tour of modern gems including six Schindler houses ($60 ,323651-15100).
