The
following books and papers on precious stones and on related topics may
be consulted, especially for such technological, historical, and
archaeological details as do not fall within the scope of the present
work.
Mdme.-de Barrera.— " Gems and Jewels." London : Bent-ley ..........1860
Max Bauer.—" Edelsteinkunde," pp. xvi. and 712. Leipzig : Tauchnitz -------- 1896
Max Bauer and L. J. Spencer.—" Precious Stones, " pp.
XVI. and 627. London : C. Griffin and Co. - - - 1904
Sir G. C. M. Birdwood.—" Industrial Arts of India." Vol.
ii. pp. 17-32. London : Chapman and Hall - - - 1881
E. Boutax.—" Le Diamant," pp. 325. Paris: Dunod - - 1886
A. H. Church.—" Physical Properties of Precious Stones. "
Proc. of the Geological Association, vol. v., No. 7 - - 1878
A. H. Church.—" Precious and Curious Stones," " Spectator,"
July 9th.........1870
A. H. Church.—" Discrimination of Precious Stones. " Journal of the Society of Arts, vol. xxix, pp. 440-446, April 8th.........1881
L. DIEULAFAIT.—" Diamants et Pierres Précieuses." Paris :
Hachette.........1871
C. Doelter.—'* Edelsteinkunde, " pp. viii and 260. Leipzig ;
Veit..........1893
