GEMSTONES
  1. “An Introduction to Gemmology”--Joanna Whalley, V&A
  2. “Gemstones” in Enclyclopedia of Medieval Dress & Textiles David Humphrey
  3. Evans, J., Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance particularly in England (Oxford: 1922), 51-139.
  4. Kitson, P., 'Lapidary traditions in Anglo-Saxon England. Part 1, the background; the Old English lapidary', Anglo-Saxon England 7 (2008), 9-60.
  5. Kunz, G., The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Philadelphia, PA: 1913), 1-142.
  6. Kunz, G., The Magic of Jewels and Charms (Philadelphia, PA: 1915), 1-71, 118-59.
  7. Lightbown, R., Medieval European Jewellery (London: 1992), 11-12, 16-19, 26-32, 96-8, 206-8, and under listings for individual gemstones.
  8. Woolgar, C., The Senses in Late Medieval England (London: 2006), 52-6.
  9. Pamela H. Smith “Vermilion, Mercury, Blood, and Lizards: Matter and Meaning in Metalworking” in Ursula Klein Klein and E. C. Spary, eds. Materials and Expertise in Early Modern Europe: Between Market and Laboratory (OUP, New York: 2010) DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226439709.003.0002
  10. Craddock, Paul. “Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries” (Routledge: 2009) esp. Chapter 10: Glass and Enamels; Chapter 16: Gemstones
  11. The Alchemy of Glass: Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking. By Marco Beretta. Sagamore Beach, Mass.: Science History Publications, 2009.
  12. James R. Johnson. “Stained Glass and Imitation Gems” The Art Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Sep., 1957), pp. 221-224
  13. George R. Rapp. Archaeomineralogy. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 - Science - 326
  14. Marjolijn Bol, ‘Coloring Topazes, Crystals and Moonstones: The making and meaning of factitious gems, 300-1500’, in Marco Beretta and Maria Conforti (eds.), F for Fakes: Hoaxes, Counterfeits and Deception in Early Modern Science, 2nd Watson Seminar in the History of Material and Visual Science, Museo Galileo, Florence, June 7, 2013, Science History Publications (Brill Publishers: 2014), pp. 108-129.
  15. Spike Bucklow. Impossible Recipes. Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge (white paper)
  16. Wilbert Goodchild, Robert Dykes. Precious Stones. A. Constable and co. ltd., 1908
  17. Rijks, Marlise. “Dealing Gems, Knowing Nature: The Collections of Antwerp Goldsmiths.” Gems in Transit : Materials, Techniques and Trade in Early Modern Europe, Abstracts. 2015. Print.