(Born: 1842; Died: 1875) French classical scholar.

1. French, 1882.
Les | Lapidaires Français | du Moyen Age | Des XIIe, XIIIe et XIVe Siècles | Réunis, Classés Et Publiés | Accompagnés De Préfaces, De Tables Et D'Un Glossaire | Par | Léopold Pannier | Ancien éléve de l'école des Chartres et de l'école des Hautes Études | Avec Une Notice Préliminaire | Par Gaston Paris | [ornament] | Paris | F. Vieweg, Libraire-Editeur | 67, Rue De Richelieu, 67 | [rule] | 1882.

8°: [4], [i]-xi, [1], [1]-340, [2] p. Page size: 212 x 152 mm.

Contents: [2 pgs], Half title page, verso printer's information.; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [i]-xi, "Notice Préliminaire."-dated 28 May 1882.; [1 pg], Blank.; [1]-297, Text.; [298]-302, "Appendice."; [303]-308, "Liste Des Pierres De Marbode."; [309]-311, "Table Des Noms Propres."; [312]-340, "Glossaire."; [1 pg], "Table Des Matières."; [1 pg], "Errata."

Very scarce. Divided into two sections the text translates and provides commentaries on various early French lapidaries from manuscripts. The first section describes those works derived from `Oriental Lapidaries' or Near-Eastern sources and includes a long discussion of Marbode and valuable information on Mandeville. The second part describes the `Christian Lapidaries' that are derived from descriptions of the twelve gemstones contained in the breastplate of the High Priest, as well as other stones mentioned in the Bible.

Facsimile reprint, 1973: Genève, Slatkine Reprints, 1973. [4], [i]-xi, [1], [1]-340, [2] p.

Bibliographical references: Sinkankas, Gemology Bibliography, 1993: no. 4955.

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