A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and an Account of Their Scientific, Commercial, Artistic, and Historical AspectsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909 - 365 pages |
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A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and ... Julius Wodiska Affichage du livre entier - 1909 |
A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and ... Julius Wodiska Affichage du livre entier - 1909 |
A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and ... Julius Wodiska Affichage du livre entier - 1918 |
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Page 302 - LABARTE'S (M. JULES) Handbook of the Arts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. With 200 Woodcuts. Svo.
Page 277 - October's child is born for woe, And life's vicissitudes must know; But lay an Opal on her breast And hope will lull those woes to rest. November. Who first comes to this world below With drear November's fog and snow Should prize the Topaz amber hue — Emblem of friends and lovers true.
Page 276 - Who first beholds the light of day *• In Spring's sweet, flowery month of May And wears an Emerald all her life, Shall be a loved and happy wife.
Page 276 - Who on this world of ours their eyes In March first open shall be wise, In days of peril firm and brave, And wear a Bloodstone to their grave.
Page 286 - DE). An analytical description of the crystalline forms of corundum from the East Indies and China.
Page 303 - Fidelius, or the faithful lapidary, experimentally describing the richest treasures of nature in an historical narration of the several natures, vertues and qualities of all pretious stones. With an accurate discovery of such as are adulterate and counterfeit.
Page 276 - Who comes with summer to this earth And owes to June her day of birth, With ring of Agate on her hand Can health, wealth and long life command.
Page 286 - Bolnest, physician in ordinary to the king (1672), dedicated to George Duke of Buckingham, and described on the title-page as " Shewing a Rational (!) Way of preparing Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals for a Physical Use, by which they are made most efficacious, safe, and pleasant Medicines for the Preservation and Restoration of the Life of Man.
Page 303 - NICOLS (Thomas). A LAPIDARY: or, the History of Pretious Stones: With cautions for the undeceiving of all those that deal with Pretious Stones.
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