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Precious Stones; a Popular Account of Their Characteristics and Applications, With an Appendix on Pearls and Coral. Translated from the German with additions by L. J. Spencer. London, 1904. 8vo.
Baugniet (Henri de)
Description historique et scientifique de la Collection de Pierres précieuses. Bruxelles, 1847. 12mo.
Beckmann (Johann)
Beyträge zur Geschichte der Erfindungen. 2 vols. Leipzig, 1782–1805. 8vo.
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Les amours et nouveaux éschanges des pierres précieuses: vertus et proprietez d’icelles. Discours de la vanité, pris de l’Ecclésiaste de Salomon. Paris, 1576. 4to.
Benjamin (Ben Jonah) of Tudela
The Itinerary of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela; Translated and Edited by A. Asher. 2 vols. London, 1840–41. 12mo.