Fire and blood rubies in myth, magic, and history /
Morgan, Diane
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
Mode of access: Internet
9780313087196 (electronic bk.) 0313087199 (electronic bk.)
Rubies
Rubies--History
Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology--History
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
Mode of access: Internet
9780313087196 (electronic bk.) 0313087199 (electronic bk.)
Rubies
Rubies--History
Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology--History