Gems
Here are entered antiquarian or artistic works on engraved stones and jewels. Mineralogical and technological works on potential and actual engraved stones and jewels are entered under Precious stones.
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Broader term:Related terms:Narrower terms:- Gems -- Folklore
- Gems -- History
- Gems -- Juvenile fiction
- Gems -- Maine
- Gems -- North America
- Gems -- Private collections
- Gems -- United States
- Gem cutting
- Pearls
- Portraits on gems
- Jewels
- Gemstone
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Gem Trader (New York: Sheridan House, c1939), by Louis Kornitzer (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)- Mediaeval Gem Engraving, by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Stories About Famous Precious Stones (Boston: D. Lothrop Co., c1890), by Adela E. Orpen
- The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Diamonds, Pearls and Precious Stones (Boston: Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Griffith-Stillings Press, 1913), by Marcell Nelson Smith
- Gems: Notes and Extracts (London: Bell and Daldy, 1871), by Augusto Castellani, trans. by Mrs. John Brogden (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Natural History, Ancient and Modern, of Precious Stones and Gems, and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1865), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Natural History of the Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1867), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature (Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1886), by S. M. Burnham (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Diamonds and Precious Stones: A Popular Account of Gems (New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1876), by Louis Dieulafait, trans. by Fanchon Sanford (page images at MOA)
- Diamonds and Precious Stones: Their History, Value, and Distinguishing Characteristics; With Simple Tests For Their Identification. (second edition; London: J.C. Hotten, 1867), by Harry Emanuel (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems (second and revised edition; London: William Rider and Son, 1922), by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Magic of Jewels and Charms (first edition; Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., c1915), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
- The Young Gem-Hunters: or, The Mystery of the Haunted Camp (Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., c1911), by Hugh Pendexter, illust. by Charles Copeland (page images at HathiTrust)
- Geology of the Pegmatites and Associated Rocks in Maine, Including Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Gem Deposits (USGS Bulletin #445; Washington: GPO, 1911), by Edson S. Bastin (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Gems and Precious Stones of North America (New York: The Scientific Publishing Co., 1890), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Gems and Precious Stones of North America (New York: The Scientific Publishing Co., 1890), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Natural Gemstones, by United States Geological Survey (illustrated HTML at USGS)
- Catalogue of a Cabinet of Gems, Cameos in Relief, and Other Engraved Stones, Ambers. Antique Pastes, Rings, etc., Collected in Europe, Asia, and Africa, by Maxwell Sommerville (Philadelphia: Sherman and Co., printers, 1875), by Maxwell Sommerville (page images at HathiTrust)
- Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
- The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems (New York: The Century Co., 1908), by George Frederick Kunz and Charles Hugh Stevenson (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Pearl: Its Story, Its Charm, and Its Value (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1907), by Wallis Richard Cattelle
- Pearls and Pearling Life (London: George Bell and Sons, 1886), by Edwin W. Streeter (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Diamonds, Pearls and Precious Stones (Boston: Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Griffith-Stillings Press, 1913), by Marcell Nelson Smith
- A Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls (fourth edition; London: E. Lumley, n.d.), by David Jeffries (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Precious stones- Theophrastus on Stones: Introduction, Greek Text, English Translation, and Commentary (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University, 1956), by Theophrastus, ed. by Earle Radcliffe Caley and John F. C. Richards (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- A Book of Precious Stones (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910), by Julius Wodiska (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones (1911), by John Mastin (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Diamonds and Precious Stones: A Popular Account of Gems (New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1876), by Louis Dieulafait, trans. by Fanchon Sanford (page images at MOA)
- Diamonds and Precious Stones: Their History, Value, and Distinguishing Characteristics; With Simple Tests For Their Identification. (second edition; London: J.C. Hotten, 1867), by Harry Emanuel (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Diamonds, Pearls and Precious Stones (Boston: Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Griffith-Stillings Press, 1913), by Marcell Nelson Smith
- Gems and Gem Minerals (Chicago: A. W. Mumford, 1903), by Oliver C. Farrington (multiple formats at archve.org)
- Gems and Precious Stones (Sydney: C. Potter, 1896), by Henry G. Smith (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Gems and Precious Stones of North America (New York: The Scientific Publishing Co., 1890), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Gems: Notes and Extracts (London: Bell and Daldy, 1871), by Augusto Castellani, trans. by Mrs. John Brogden (page images at HathiTrust)
- The History of Jewels, and of the Principal Riches of the East and West (1671), by Samuel Chappuzeau (page images at farlang.com)
- The Natural History, Ancient and Modern, of Precious Stones and Gems, and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1865), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Natural History of Gems or Decorative Stones (1867), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- The Natural History of the Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1867), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- A Popular Treatise on Gems, in Reference to Their Scientific Value: A Guide for the Teacher of Natural Sciences, the Lapidary, Jeweller, and Amateur, Together with a Description of the Elements of Mineralogy, and All Ornamental and Architectural Materials (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1859), by Lewis Feuchtwanger
- A Popular Treatise on Gems, in Reference to Their Scientific Value: A Guide for the Teacher of Natural Sciences, the Lapidary, Jeweller, and Amateur, Together with a Description of the Elements of Mineralogy, and All Ornamental and Architectural Materials (third edition; New York: the author, 1867), by Lewis Feuchtwanger
- Precious Stones (New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1908), by Wilbert Goodchild, contrib. by Robert Dykes (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Precious Stones: A Book of Reference for Jewellers (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1903), by Wallis Richard Cattelle (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Precious Stones and Gems, Their History, Sources and Characteristics (sixth edition; London: G. Bell and Sons, 1898), by Edwin W. Streeter (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Precious Stones Considered in Their Scientific and Artistic Relations; With a Catalogue of The Townshend Collection of Gems in The South Kensington Museum (new edition; London: Printed for the Committee of Council on Education, by Chapman and Hall, 1891), by A. H. Church (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Precious Stones Considered in Their Scientific and Artistic Relations; With a Catalogue of the Townshend Collection (new edition; London: H.M. Stationery off., 1905), by A. H. Church (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature (Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1886), by S. M. Burnham (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Minerals and Cut Stones: Reference Book Containing Condensed and Simplified Descriptions From Standard Works on Mineralogy (1923), ed. by Mengo L. Morgenthau (page images at HathiTrust)
- Shakespeare and Precious Stones (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1916), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
- British and Exotic Mineralogy (interactive combined edition of British Mineralogy and Exotic Mineralogy, originally published 1802-1817), by James Sowerby, ed. by Nicholas Rougeux (Javascript-dependent illustrated HTML at c82.net)
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