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Excerpt from A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and an Account of Their Scientific, Commercial, Artistic, and Historical Aspects
From all these various standpoints has the subject been approached. The precious stones are described in chapters devoted to each, in the order in which they rank in popular estima tion, as are also the more important semi precious stones, which are classified, those occasionally used being briefiy treated. Dia mond-cutting, its history and processes, the lapidary and his work, imitations and recon structed gems, myths and legends, favourite gems of the great, gems and gem minerals in museums, the trade union of the diamond cut ters, and the designing and making of jewelry in the new arts and crafts movement, are all considered, and further valuable specific in formation is comprehended in appended lists, tables, and an extensive bibliography.
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From all these various standpoints has the subject been approached. The precious stones are described in chapters devoted to each, in the order in which they rank in popular estima tion, as are also the more important semi precious stones, which are classified, those occasionally used being briefiy treated. Dia mond-cutting, its history and processes, the lapidary and his work, imitations and recon structed gems, myths and legends, favourite gems of the great, gems and gem minerals in museums, the trade union of the diamond cut ters, and the designing and making of jewelry in the new arts and crafts movement, are all considered, and further valuable specific in formation is comprehended in appended lists, tables, and an extensive bibliography.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Julius Wodiska
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331578515
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 440
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Julius Wodiska
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333558703
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 442
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