Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Catalogue of Books on Archaeology and Art and Cognate Works Belonging to the Preedy Memorial Library and Other Collections in the University Library
Author: University of London. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Catalogue of Book on Archaeology and Art and Cognate Works Belonging to the Preedy Memorial Library and Other Collections in the University Library
Author: University of London. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Spink Numismatic Circular
Author: General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals, Ancient and Modern
Author: Archibald BillingPublisher: London : Bell & Daldy
ISBN:
Category : Cameos
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In addition to his medical practice, lecturing and teaching at the London Hospital, and his publishing of several medical works, the Irish physician Archibald Billing (1791-1881) was also an amateur artist and antiquarian. Beginning with the works of ancient Greece, for him the highest pinnacle of civilization, Billing discusses the use of engraved gems, putting cameos and intaglios in the context of contemporary monumental sculpture, and tracing the history of carving in miniature back to the seal-stones of the Egyptians and Assyrians. He also considers the types and qualities of mineral used in making jewellery, from semi-precious pebbles through to diamonds, and he describes the techniques of cutting precious stones. The work concludes with a translation of the autobiography of the Italian engraver Benedetto Pistrucci (1784-1855), who became chief medallist at the Royal Mint.
SCIENCE OF GEMS JEWELS COINS &
Author: Archibald 1791-1881 BillingPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371743079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
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