Illustrated catalogue of gems, cameos, & amber
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- Title
- Illustrated catalogue of gems, cameos, & amber
- Author
- J Sinkankas
- Publication year listed
- 1886
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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Illustrated catalogue of gems, cameos, & amber
Author: Booth, A.
Year: 1886
"Pictorial collection catalog, all items drawn full-scale in skillfully-executed line drawings, and for ambers, which do not lend themselves to this technique, charcoal-like drawings."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 782. "The engraved gems appear to be all modern and cut from precious opal, labradorite, amethyst, shell, lapis lazuli, fossil shell, amber and beryl. There are over 30 polished irregular masses of amber, including a specimen of kauri gum. Miscellany: Chinese snuff bottle; amethyst bust-seal, corundum gems in rings, glass faceted gem, opal cabochons."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 782. "Pale blue loose insert of [2]f indicating that the collection was to be donated to Ashmolean Museum, Oxford."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 782. Partial contents: "Prelims include short descriptions of gemstones, a dedication to T Gambier, whose steel-engraved portrait heads the illustrations, and a letter from W Schmidt who claims that he has devised a new method for cutting opal cameos."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 782.