This fascinating text is the second part of a larger gemmological text, and deals primarily with the more common species of decorative minerals while at the same time observing the purpose of the jeweller. A wonderfully detailed and comprehensive treatise on the subject, The Natural History of Gems or Decorative Stones covers a vast number of different types of minerals, including Achates, Alabrandicus, Astria, Basanites, Batrachites, Beryllus...
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