Author: John MawePublisher:
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Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A treatise on diamonds and precious stones
Author: John MaweA Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones
Author: John MaweThe Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones
Author: Isidore KozminskyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charms
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
A Text Book of Precious Stones
Author: Wade, Frank B.A Book of Precious Stones
Author: Julius WodiskaPublisher:
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Category : Precious stones
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
A Text-book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-loving Public
Author: Frank Bertram WadePublisher:
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Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Gems in the Early Modern World
Author: Michael BycroftPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319963791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This edited collection is an interdisciplinary study of gems in the early modern world. It examines the relations between the art, science, and technology of gems, and it does so against the backdrop of an expanding global trade in gems. The eleven chapters are organised into three parts. The first part sets the scene by describing how gems moved around the early modern world, how they were set in motion, and how they were pulled together in the course of their travels. The second part is about value. It asks why people valued gems, how they determined the value of a given gem, and how the value of a gem was connected to its perceived place of origin. The third part deals with the skills involved in cutting, polishing, and mounting gems, and how these skills were transmitted and articulated by artisans. The common themes of all these chapters are materials, knowledge and global trade. The contributors to this volume focus on the material properties of gems such as their weight and hardness, on the knowledge involved in exchanging them and valuing them, and on the cultural consequences of the expanding trade in gems in Eurasia and the Americas.
The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
Author: George Frederick KunzPublisher:
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Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems
Author: William ThomasPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465535438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description