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The Book Most Comprehensive in Knowledge on Precious Stones: al-Beruni’s Book on Mineralogy [Kitab al-jamahir fi marifat al-jawahir]
Kitab al-jamahir fi marifat al-jawahir
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Al-Bīrūnī, M.i.A. and Said, H.M. (1989) The Book Most Comprehensive in Knowledge on Precious Stones: al-Beruni’s Book on Mineralogy [Kitab al-jamahir fi marifat al-jawahir]. Islamabad, Pakistan Hijra Council, 355 pp.
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corundum, history.1, inclusions.5, treatments.6, Tajikistan.12, gems, jade, nephrite, Khotan, Xinjiang, Arabic mineralogy, early lapidaries
This book, a translation of the 11th century work on precious stones by Al-Biruni, shows us how the Arabic scholar saw the world of gemology. The work comprises mineralogy, geology and the mystic powers of gemstones, and is one of the most important gemological books ever published.