Old Lapidary Book

knave gets rocks for Christmas Enjoying the hobby Member since September 2019 Posts: 5,569	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 9:40:06 GMT -5 via mobile drocknut, RWA3006, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by knave on Aug 20, 2020 9:40:06 GMT -5 Back when words were spelled differently!! www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30447547988&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-tile11&searchurl=kn%3Dlapidary%26sortby%3D1
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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,592	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 10:31:12 GMT -5 Pat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Aug 20, 2020 10:31:12 GMT -5 Whadya mean . . . back when?
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Aug 20, 2020 10:31:12 GMT -5 parfive said:

Whadya mean . . . back when? (read-it)

Haha spelling does always change. Like whadya instead of what do you. 😂
This book is supposedly the first lapidary book published in English. In 1652.
ETA it must be quite pretious.

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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 10:51:38 GMT -5 via mobile knave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Aug 20, 2020 10:51:38 GMT -5 Would think they could throw in the shipping for free
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greig fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,703	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 15:27:48 GMT -5 rockpickerforever, knave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greig on Aug 20, 2020 15:27:48 GMT -5 Very cool ole book. Probably has a picture of some of my tools. ;-)
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rockpickerforever In Memoriam RIP Jean Bradley, you are forever loved Member since July 2011 Posts: 12,069	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 17:14:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 20, 2020 17:14:13 GMT -5 Aug 20, 2020 15:27:48 GMT -5 greig said: Very cool ole book. Probably has a picture of some of my tools. ;-) 1652? Maybe some illustrations (Lithography? Wood block printing?) of you using them as well, lol. JK
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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,820	Old Lapidary Book Aug 20, 2020 19:02:10 GMT -5 rockpickerforever, fernwood, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Aug 20, 2020 19:02:10 GMT -5 Go here archive.org/details/LapidaryOrTheHistoryOfPretiousStones/page/n11/mode/2up You can flip through the pages; there are 250 pages! Interesting.
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Aug 20, 2020 19:02:10 GMT -5 Pat said:

Go here archive.org/details/LapidaryOrTheHistoryOfPretiousStones/page/n11/mode/2up

You can flip through the pages; there are 250 pages! Interesting.

Wow. It is from the 1600s. Thanks for posting that.

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kyoti has rocks in the head Member since June 2020 Posts: 542	Old Lapidary Book Aug 22, 2020 17:28:49 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyoti on Aug 22, 2020 17:28:49 GMT -5 That's super cool!

NRG fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2018 Posts: 1,688	Old Lapidary Book Aug 22, 2020 21:56:44 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NRG on Aug 22, 2020 21:56:44 GMT -5 Aug 20, 2020 10:31:12 GMT -5 parfive said: Whadya mean . . . back when? Lol

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