“Cuts Stones of all Sorts, In the Best Manner…”: Experiments in 18th Century lapidary work in America
Unusual or rare gems have been valued for as long as there have been humans to appreciate them. The making of beads and ornaments provides some of the earliest examples of the manipulation of materials solely for aesthetic reasons. Throughout history, we have refined the processes and constructed de...
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EXARC
2022-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10662 |