商品簡介
About 10 years before his death in 1253, the Arabic judge and scholar Ahmad al Tifaschi wrote a work on precious stones that seems surprisingly advanced even to today's gemologists. It covers 25 stones, describing their crystallographic forms and such physical properties as specific gravity, hardness, luster, dispersion, and inclusions. Abul Huda translates the book into English and notes its relevance to readers interested in geology, gemology, mineralogy, Arab heritage, and Islamic art. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
作者簡介
Samar Najm Abul Huda is a specialist in the translation of medieval Arabic works on gemology, and is currently researching Arab lapidaries of the 8th through the 14th centuries.
