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 Post subject: Earliest historical use of major gemstones
PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:53 pm 
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Good Morning guys,

It's been a while since I posted last!

I'm trying to put together basic information sheets for my jewellery students here in KL about the major gemstones - just fun relevant stuff not delving too deeply into gemmology yet. I'm looking for reliable historical data on the first use of rubies, sapphires, emeralds etc and all my books are currently on a ship from England to Malaysia! it doesn't have to be their use in jewellery necessarily - but what I would really like to get is solid proven information - not internet waffle he he

Can anyone suggest any reliable online reading? It's tough work sifting nowadays!

Thanks for any leads
Lucy

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 Post subject: Re: Earliest historical use of major gemstones
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:46 am 
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"She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor." - Proverbs 3:15-18
(Indicating that rubies were esteemed well over 2,000 years ago.)

Also if you do a google image search on "hoard" and "treasure" you will find examples of gem and precious metal treasures that go way back into the bronze age and earlier.

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Excellent! thanks for the heads up :) that should help a lot - sometimes we get lost on the google terms I guess!

Cheers Hans!

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A few books to start:


George Frederick Kunz: The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
https://archive.org/details/curiousloreofpre028009mbp

Antique Gems and Jewels, Volume 1
https://archive.org/details/antiquegemsrings01king

Antique Gems and Jewels, Volume 2
https://archive.org/details/antiquegemsrings02king

Ancient Gems and Finger Rings:

https://archive.org/details/AncientGemsAndFingerRings

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

Pliny's Natural History
https://archive.org/details/plinysnaturalhi00unkngoog


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