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Lithiaka. : gems and jewels : their history, geography, chemistry and ana. : from the earliest ages down to the present time

Lithiaka is original title. In later issues, this title is dropped.-​-​Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 410. "A marvelous compilation of curious and interesting facts on gemstones, gems, and jewels, stressing the human rather than technical aspects... all copies with [this] title must be quite rare."-​-​Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 409 Part 1. General history of gems: Introduction -- Precious stones among the ancients -- Precious stones among the Romans -- Gems among the Gauls, Goths, and Franks -- The 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries --The 16th century -- The 16th and 17th centuries -- The 18th century -- The 18th and 19th centuries. Part 2. The geography of precious stones: Ancient fictions and modern discoveries -- Geography of diamonds in the Old World -- Geography of precious stones in the Old and New Worlds -- Geography of diamonds in the New World. Part 3. The chemistry of diamonds and precious stones: Science among the ancients and moderns -- Chemistry of precious stones -- Chemistry of gems -- Pearls. Part 4. The qualities, properties, and virtues of precious stones: Marvellous properties attributed to gems -- Of the virtues and properties, spiritual and physi

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