Titlebook: Gems in the Early Modern World; Materials, Knowledge Michael Bycroft,Sven Dupré Book 2019 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2

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Inflammatory Biomarkers for Cancerheast Asia contributed substantively to Boyle’s theory of gem formation. Boyle’s reliance on these sources helped him to make the connection between geographic location and chemical reactions and to understand that the chemical reactions that produced gems were place-specific.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3691-4the early modern rediscovery of engraving at the wheel, and this period’s invention of the art of faceting, were both firmly rooted in the medieval practice of polishing precious stones on fixed plates.

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Introduction: Gems in the Early Modern World,g on these connections is one aim of the chapters in this volume. Another is to focus on knowledge about gems, with a view to unifying a secondary literature on gems that is divided along disciplinary lines. Finally, we aim to show the importance of the materiality of gems to their history.

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