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Record No. 17089
Boethius de Boodt and the emergence of the Oriental/Occidental distinction in European mineralogy
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Bycroft, M. (2019) Boethius de Boodt and the emergence of the Oriental/Occidental distinction in European mineralogy. In: Gems in the Early Modern World: Materials, Knowledge and Global Trade, 1450–1800, Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 149–172.
ISBN/ISSN: 9783320000000 | RWHL*
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gems, history of gemology, Arabic mineralogy, gem prices, early lapidaries
Discusses the division of gems into “oriental” and “occidental” divisions.