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Record No. 29000
Catalogue raisonné des differens effets curieux & rares, contenus dans le Cabinet de seu Monsieur le Chevalier de la Roque
Annotated Catalog of the Various Curious and Rare Objects Contained in the Cabinet of the Late Monsieur Chevalier de La Roque
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Gersaint, E.-F. (1745) Catalogue raisonné des differens effets curieux & rares, contenus dans le Cabinet de seu Monsieur le Chevalier de la Roque. [Annotated Catalog of the Various Curious and Rare Objects Contained in the Cabinet of the Late Monsieur Chevalier de La Roque] Paris, Jaques Barois, 258 pp.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 2362 | Language: in French | RWHL
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gems, gemology, history of gemology, early lapidaries, glyptic, engraved gems, ruby, diamond, emerald, agate, topaz, sapphire, spinel, cameos, intaglios, rings
Sinkankas: The collection of Jean, chevalier De La Roque (1661–1745). Pp. 109–147: “Pierreries, Agates, Pierres gravées … [etc.].” Includes diamonds, rubies, emeralds, oriental topaz, sapphire, oriental amethyst, turquoise, balas ruby, hyacinth, and others, not to mention the engraved gems (cameos, intaglios, mounted in rings, and loose). Mentioned by Mariette, Traité des pierres gravées, I, 458.