Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 16754
The Kitab al-Jamahir Fi Ma’rifa al-Jawahir of al-Biruni
Book Section
Anawati, G.C. (1979) The Kitab al-Jamahir Fi Ma’rifa al-Jawahir of al-Biruni. In: Al-Biruni Commemorative Volume, Karachi: Hamdard National Foundation, pp. 437–453.
ISBN/ISSN: 70874 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | RWHL
gems, Arabic mineralogy, al-Biruni, early lapidaries
Examines al-Bīrūnī’s Kitāb al-Jamāhir fī maʿrifat al-jawāhir, his treatise on precious stones, minerals and metals. Includes a bibliographical survey of published studies and translations, providing a guide to the text’s availability and its study within the history of Arabic mineralogy.