Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 926
Introduction to al-Biruni’s Book on Precious Stones and Minerals (al-Jamahir fi ma’rifat al-jawahir), with Interpretation and Evaluation
Book
Hamarneh, S.K. (1988) Introduction to al-Biruni’s Book on Precious Stones and Minerals (al-Jamahir fi ma’rifat al-jawahir), with Interpretation and Evaluation. Karachi, Pakistan, Hamdard Foundation Press, 34 pp.
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corundum, history.1, gems, Arabic mineralogy, early lapidaries
Introduces and evaluates al-Bīrūnī’s Kitāb al-Jamāhir fī maʿrifat al-jawāhir, his treatise on precious stones and minerals. Provides an interpretive guide to the work and assesses its contribution to the history of gemology and mineralogy.