Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 29535
The Evaluation of Precious Stones

The Evaluation of Precious Stones

Taqwīm al-jawāhir [تقویم الجواهر
Book
al-Ṭūsī, N.a.-D.M.i.M.i.a.-Ḥ. (attributed, date unknown) The Evaluation of Precious Stones. [Taqwīm al-jawāhir [تقویم الجواهر]
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB  |  Language: in Persian  |  not seen
gems, Arabic lore, history, Arabic mineralogy,
A work attributed to Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī dealing with the nature and properties of precious stones. Storey records a 35-page manuscript at Jaipur but supplies no further information concerning its contents or date.