Screen LibraryFire and blood：rubies in myth, magic, and history
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| Published: |
Praeger,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 174 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780275993047 (alk. paper) 0275993043 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | B932 |
| CLC: | B932.351 |
| Call Number: | B932.351/M847 |
| Contents: |
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. |