gems, glyptic, antique gems, engraved gems, rings, bibliography

The following List contains books, pamphlets, and articles on the glyptic art in general, as well as those illustrating special engraved gems and cameos. It is, therefore, in fact, a supplementary section of ‘Sculpture’; but it has been found convenient to separate it from that List, already sufficiently bulky. Treatises on precious stones are not included, nor are works illustrating objects in precious materials; these will form the subject of a separate classified List. The titles of several great works on Galleries, such as the Florentine Gallery, have been given, usually with a reference to the special portion which treats of the subject of the present List; these will be found under ‘Collections,’ p. 13. A more detailed subdivision of the materials collected was found impracticable without inconvenient repetition of the titles of many of the books; the appended Table of Contents will show the system of classification adopted.