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id: 16055
author: Kunz, George Frederick
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  Treating of the known references to precious stones in Shakespeare''s The Known _References_ of _Precious Stones_ in Shakespeare''s In the poet''s time pearls were not only worn as jewels, America in Shakespeare''s time, see the writer''s "Gems and Precious In Shakespeare''s time but few of the world''s great diamonds were in [Footnote 14: Sir Sidney Lee, "A Life of Shakespeare", new edition, In none of the allusions to precious stones made by Shakespeare is In Shakespeare''s day the "goldsmiths" were also jewellers and gem the sum of £1550 was paid for a diamond jewel with pearl pendants and telling use of the colors and charm of precious stones and pearls in PRECIOUS STONES MENTIONED IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE PRECIOUS STONES MENTIONED IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE PRECIOUS STONES MENTIONED IN THE POEMS OF SHAKESPEARE writes of jewels or of rings he means those in which precious stones

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  Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare''s Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from


id: 28058
title: A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
author: Wade, Frank Bertram
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  A TEXT-BOOK OF PRECIOUS STONES FOR JEWELERS AND THE GEM-LOVING PUBLIC While every gem stone refracts light which enters it from the air, _each stones (diamond, garnet, and spinel) bend light as was illustrated in 2. Sapphire, of hardness 9, scratching any gem material except diamond. any valuable cut stone._ Proceed as above until the gem meets a test Now in a cut stone this separation of light of different colors, or upon color causes many in the trade to call all yellow stones "topaz" grass-green color is not equaled by any other precious stone in the rich test shows that the material is a genuine hard stone and not a paste, amethysts, and papers of "fancy color stones" containing native cut gems fine colored stones. Sapphires and many other colored stones are commonly cut in stone and make it appear to be of a fine blue-white color.


id: 23626
title: The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
author: Mastin, John
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  grouping form a certain means of testing stones and of distinguishing In stones possessing certain crystalline structure, the cleavage planes stones, for when viewed at one angle they appear of a definite colour, The colours of a gem are tested by the stone being put in the stone as a piece of cut and coloured quartz, thus confirming what he occurs, the colour, form, and the self-evident character of the stone certain stones allow light to pass through their substance, whilst heat vary in different stones of the same kind or variety, as already heat test as applied to precious stones. forms a simple and ready means of testing the electricity in a stone. A knowledge of the colours natural to precious stones and to jewels even though some stones are found in a variety of colours. no other stone, though it is possible, by heating alumina coloured with


