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GIMMA, GIACINTO. Della storia Naturale delle Gemme, delle Pietri, e di tutti i minerali ovvero delle fisica sotterranea. Engraved allegorical
GIMMA, GIACINTO. Della storia Naturale delle Gemme, delle Pietri, e di tutti i minerali ovvero delle fisica sotterranea. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by Anr. Baldi and one text illustration. Six parts in 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary flexible sewn boards with title in manuscript on spines; scattered toning, uncut and most leaves unopened. Napoli: Muzio, 1730
- Notes: first and only edition of a rare work which Sinkankas cannot praise highly enough: "This encyclopedic work is important for its summation of all worth knowing at that time concerning gemstones and many mineral substances.. This magnificent work is valuable for its comparison of statements made by many authorities and the injection of the author's own views, not to mention the sheer quantity of information supplied by the text. It deserves translation." Topics include early writings on gems, color, luminescence, virtues, pricing, frauds, stones of lesser value, animal and organic sources (including a lengthy discussion of tobacco), marbles, mosaics, earth materials, and more. Sinkankas 2396; Hoover 353.
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