Foreword / Ellen V. Futter
What is diamond? / George E. Harlow
The nature of color in diamonds / Emmanuel Fritsch
The origin of diamonds: earth processes / Melissa B. Kirkley
Natural sources of diamond other than the earth's mantle / George E. Harlow, Vladislav S. Shatsky, and Nikolai V. Sobolev
Diamond sources and their discovery / Alfred A. Levinson
Following the history of diamonds / George E. Harlow
A historical overview of diamond cuts / Benjamin Zucker
Regal ornaments: six centuries of diamond jewelry / Diana Scarisbrick
The diamond love and marriage ring / Diana Scarisbrick
The value of diamonds in English literature / Carole Slade
Diamond jewelry for everyone / Janet Zapata
Hollywood loves diamonds / Maura Spiegel
Diamonds in the twentieth century / George E. Harlow
From the earth to fashioned objects: processing diamond / George E. Harlow
Diamonds as gemstones / James E. Shigley and Thomas Moses
Diamonds in modern technology: synthesis and applications / Alan T. Collins.