Author: John Mawe
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Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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A treatise on diamonds and precious stones
Author: John Mawe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones
Author: John Mawe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones
Author: Isidore Kozminsky
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Category : Charms
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : Charms
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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A Text Book of Precious Stones
Author: Wade, Frank B.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Languages : en
Pages : 346
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A Book of Precious Stones
Author: Julius Wodiska
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Category : Precious stones
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Precious stones
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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A Text-book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-loving Public
Author: Frank Bertram Wade
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Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Publisher:
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Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Gems in the Early Modern World
Author: Michael Bycroft
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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 Kunz
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Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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A Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls
Author: David Jeffries
Publisher:
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Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamonds
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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