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Jade References
The list below matches the terms jade, jadeite, nephrite or Fei Cui in the database's searchable fields. Some references discuss these materials as part of a broader subject.
3,741–3,746 of 3,746 matching references
Anonymous (868 CE)
Ancient Text · Pages: 5–meter long scroll
Abstract
A copy of the Tang dynasty–Chinese version of the Diamond Sūtra was found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in 1900 by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu and sold to Aurel Stein in 1907. This is considered the earliest printed book, predating Gutenberg by over 500 years. The woodblock-printed copy of the Diamond Sutra in the British Library which is not the earliest example of block printing, but is the earliest example which bears an actual date.
Keywords
gems, jade, China, Buddhism, early texts
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On the Nature of Things
Isidore of Seville (637 CE)
Book · Language: in Latin
Abstract
An encyclopedic treatise by Isidore of Seville on the structure and phenomena of the natural world, written in the early seventh century. De natura rerum discusses cosmology, astronomy, time, the calendar, the heavens, atmospheric phenomena, the earth, seas and other aspects of nature, drawing heavily on classical and late-antique authorities. Unlike Isidore’s Etymologiae, it is not a major lapidary or mineralogical source, and gemstones are not a principal subject. Its importance lies chiefly in the transmission of ancient natural philosophy into the medieval Latin scholarly tradition.
Keywords
gems, jade, Fischer-Book
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Kelley, H.K. (n.d.)
Unpublished Work
Abstract
Cited by Khin Maung Nyunt (2004) History of Myanmar Jade Trade till 1938
Keywords
gems, jade, jadeite, fei cui, Burma, Myanmar
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Walker Art Center (n.d., ca. 1950)
Book · Publisher: Walker Art Center · Pages: 96 pp.
Keywords
gems, jade, Chinese jade, nephrite, Chinese jade carving
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Deputy Commissioner Myitkyina District (n.d.)
Report · Source: Myitkyina District Gazetteer · Publisher: Myitkyina’s Political Dept.
Abstract
An administrative file concerning affairs in the Jade Mines Tract of Myitkyina District, presumably dealing with the government and regulation of the mines and relations between the colonial administration, local Kachin authorities, miners, and traders.
Keywords
jade, jadeite, fei cui, Burma, gems
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Prehistoric Tool Material, Present-day Gem Material
Gübelin, E.J. (n.d.)
Film or Broadcast · Language: in French & German
Keywords
jade, Burma, gems
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