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Record No. 29532
Selections/Abridgment of the Book of Precious Stones
Muntakhab [or Mukhtaṣar]-i Jawāhir-nāmah [منتخب
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al-Jauharī, A.i.ʿ.a.-ʿ. (date unknown) Selections/Abridgment of the Book of Precious Stones. [Muntakhab [or Mukhtaṣar]-i Jawāhir-nāmah [منتخب]
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gems, Arabic lore, history, Arabic mineralogy,
Probably an abridgment of a work composed by Zain al-Dīn Muḥammad Jāmī for Shāh-Rukh Bahādur Khān. Its 12 chapters treat diamond, yāqūt, ruby, emerald, pearl, turquoise, bezoar, amber, lapis lazuli, coral, carnelian, and jasper, giving information on their mines, properties, supposed influences, and values in florins, with frequent references to European jewelers. A related Kapurthala manuscript dated 1747 adds musk and rock crystal.