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Lapidary

Lapidary (from Latin lapidarius 'stone, stony') is the practice of shaping stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems (including cameos), and faceted designs. A person who practices lapidary techniques of cutting, grinding, and polishing is known as a lapidary or lapidarist. Hardstone carving requires specialized…

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Lapidary

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples110
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
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related to Medieval lapidaries · 14
Lapidary → Despite, Elder, England, In, In Anglo-Saxon England, Kitson, Lapidaries, Peter Kitson, Pliny, Steven, The, The Old English Lapidary, Theophrastus, Walton
related to Inlaying · 13
Lapidary → Another, English, Florence, In, In China, In Florence, Naples, Rome, San Lorenzo, Shang, The, The Medici Chapel, This
related to Societies and clubs · 12
Lapidary → American Gem Society, Arizona, February, GEMBOREE, In, In Australia, Mineral Society Show, The, There, Tucson, Tucson Gem, United States
related to Techniques · 11
Lapidary → Among, Depositing, Examining, Mohs, Positioning, Possibly, Removing, The Mohs, There, They, This
related to Cutting · 9
Lapidary → Beyond, Cutting, Diamond, For, Mohs, Only, The, This, While
related to Safety · 9
Lapidary → Copper, For, Fossil, Health, II, National Institute, Occupational Safety, Stones, The
related to Etymology · 7
Lapidary → English, Europe, In, In French, Latin, Old French, The
related to Polishing · 7
Lapidary → In, IV, Most, Often, Polishing, The, This
related to history · 4
Lapidary → As, Egyptians, Stone Age, The
related to External links · 3
Lapidary → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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medieval stones lapidaries cutting polishing stone gemstones diamond also gemstone texts used techniques using grinding gems jade century work term

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lapidaryis aLatin word lapis0.90text
cabochonsinstance ofor gemstones into decorative items0.80text
engraved gemsinstance ofor gemstones into decorative items0.80text
jade carvingsinstance ofengraved gems0.80text
a branch of miniature sculpture or ornament in gemstone.By extensioninstance ofengraved gems0.80text
the term lapidary has sometimes been applied to collectors ofinstance ofengraved gems0.80text
dealers in gemsinstance ofengraved gems0.80text
or to anyone who is knowledgeable in precious stonesinstance ofengraved gems0.80text
Agni Puranainstance ofand several Hindu texts of mid-1st millennium CE0.80text
Agastimatainstance ofand several Hindu texts of mid-1st millennium CE0.80text
are Sanskrit treatises on lapidary artsinstance ofand several Hindu texts of mid-1st millennium CE0.80text
jade or turquoiseinstance ofthus preventing the use of thermal adhesives.Cabochons - smooth-shaped gemstones without facets0.80text

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