A Manual of Precious Stones and Antique Gems (Classic Reprint) - Brossura

Westropp, Hodder Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1333540132 ISBN 13: 9781333540135

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2018

Riassunto

Excerpt from A Manual of Precious Stones and Antique Gems

I have been induced to compile, for the benefit of amateurs and collectors of antique gems, a concise account of precious stones and antique gems; those usually called hard or fine stones, and also of some other stones and substances which cannot be comprised under the head of precious stones, but are frequently used in jewellery, and for ornamental and glyptic purposes.

In this compilation I have frequently adopted the words of the best authorities, Dana, Bristow, Mr. Maskelyne, and others. In the second part I have noticed the principal precious stones, and other substances employed for glyptic purposes, known to the ancients, and described by ancient writers, and have attempted an identification of them with those known to mineralogists of the present day, in which I am much indebted to the writings of Mr. King and Mr. Maskelyne.

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1333540132
• ISBN 13: 9781333540135
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 188
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