Fire and blood rubies in myth, magic, and history /
Morgan, Diane, 1947-
Fire and blood rubies in myth, magic, and history / [electronic resource] : Diane Morgan. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 174 p.)
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]) and index.
The conundrum of corundum -- Birth of the stone -- The heart of the matter and a matter of the heart -- Caste, color, and cost -- The mines of Myanmar and elsewhere -- The king of stones--and the stone of kings -- Magic in the stone -- Synthetic rubies, fake rubies, and no rubies at all.
9780313087196 (electronic bk.) 0313087199 (electronic bk.)
Rubies.
Rubies--History.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu mythology--History.
Electronic books.
QE394.R8 / M67 2008eb
553.8/4
Fire and blood rubies in myth, magic, and history / [electronic resource] : Diane Morgan. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 174 p.)
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]) and index.
The conundrum of corundum -- Birth of the stone -- The heart of the matter and a matter of the heart -- Caste, color, and cost -- The mines of Myanmar and elsewhere -- The king of stones--and the stone of kings -- Magic in the stone -- Synthetic rubies, fake rubies, and no rubies at all.
9780313087196 (electronic bk.) 0313087199 (electronic bk.)
Rubies.
Rubies--History.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu mythology--History.
Electronic books.
QE394.R8 / M67 2008eb
553.8/4