Engraved gems; their history and place in art, in which is embodied the author's former treatise, with extensive revisions and additions; reminiscences of travels in the pursuit and acquisition of engraved gems ... to which is added a descriptive list of the author's cabinet of gems, forming a compend of Greek and Roman classics and antiquities .. (1889)
Sommerville, Maxwell, 1829-1904 · Philadelphia, M. Sommerville · leaf 19
ie Nileand Tiber, .-iSe.—Eleven Thousand Virgins, 340.—Carlberg Gypsies, 344.—ValankoffsStory, 347.—Belgiums Contribution, 355.—Astragalus, 363.—France,371.—Hildas Tower, 379.—Abra.xas in Contrast with Christianity, 381.—Campagna and Oil-dealer, 382.-Rome, 393.—Lucius, tlie Golden Ass, 399.… … EXGRAVED GEMS. THEIR SOURCE AND HISTORY. Tj^NGRAVED GEMS come to u.s tlirougli centuries remote ■* from our era, the c[uality ot their execution approaching-perfection, and degenerating as in a geometrical progressionrepeating itself in reverse; advancing and improving in finenessup to nearlv the…
Gems · Classical antiquities
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