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22: 188: 347: 310: 225: 166:, which bore upon the subject in which he was most interested; but he had little taste for the minutiae of verbal criticism. In 1869, he brought out an edition of 325: 402: 397: 330: 26: 102:
He was recognized universally as one of the greatest authorities in this department of art. His chief works on the subject are:
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Catalogue of the engraved gems collected between the years 1845 and 1877 by C.W. King: manuscript
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The Natural History of Precious Stones and Gems and of the Precious Metals
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The Natural History of Precious Stones and Gems and of the Precious Metals
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King died on 25 March 1888 and was buried in a family vault at
168: 88: 64: 155: 76: 67:. He took holy orders, but never held any parish position. 273: 87:, which, having been increased by subsequent purchases in 241: 239: 137:, 1887, which led to an animated correspondence in the 285: 236: 172:, illustrated from antique gems. He also translated 79:, where he laid the foundation of his collection of 35:(5 September 1818 – 25 March 1888) was a British 374: 150:King was thoroughly familiar with the works of 16:British Victorian writer and collector of gems 109:(1860), a complete and exhaustive treatise 107:Antique Gems, their Origin, Uses and Value 180:(1882) and the theosophical works of the 320: 291: 279: 245: 186: 20: 224: 375: 184:(1888), for Bohn's Classical Library. 25:Portrait of C. W. King (1847), by the 403:Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge 398:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 369:fully digitized and available online 13: 14: 419: 339: 226:"King, Charles William (KN835CW)" 191:Grave of Charles William King in 361:"The Gnostics and their Remains" 345: 308: 251: 218: 131:The Gnostics and their Remains 1: 301: 158:authors, especially those of 145: 125:The Handbook of Engraved Gems 70: 46: 393:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 7: 408:Writers from Newport, Wales 230:A Cambridge Alumni Database 119:Early Christian Numismatics 10: 424: 232:. University of Cambridge. 93:Metropolitan Museum of Art 61:Trinity College, Cambridge 363:– online text of the book 211: 199: 75:King spent much time in 39:writer and collector of 331:Encyclopædia Britannica 196: 29: 326:King, Charles William 190: 24: 352:Charles William King 269:: 323. October 1865. 33:Charles William King 282:, pp. 802–803. 27:Viscount of Meneses 350:Works by or about 197: 30: 206:Highgate Cemetery 193:Highgate Cemetery 51:King was born in 415: 349: 335: 314: 312: 311: 295: 289: 283: 277: 271: 270: 255: 249: 243: 234: 233: 222: 423: 422: 418: 417: 416: 414: 413: 412: 373: 372: 342: 324:, ed. (1911). " 309: 307: 304: 299: 298: 290: 286: 278: 274: 267:The Art Journal 257: 256: 252: 244: 237: 223: 219: 214: 202: 164:Pliny the Elder 148: 127:(2nd ed., 1885) 73: 49: 17: 12: 11: 5: 421: 411: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 371: 370: 364: 358: 341: 340:External links 338: 337: 336: 322:Chisholm, Hugh 303: 300: 297: 296: 294:, p. 803. 284: 272: 263:by C. W. King" 250: 248:, p. 802. 235: 216: 215: 213: 210: 201: 198: 182:Emperor Julian 147: 144: 143: 142: 128: 122: 116: 110: 72: 69: 59:, and entered 48: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 420: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 380: 378: 368: 365: 362: 359: 357: 353: 348: 344: 343: 333: 332: 327: 323: 318: 317:public domain 306: 305: 293: 292:Chisholm 1911 288: 281: 280:Chisholm 1911 276: 268: 264: 262: 254: 247: 246:Chisholm 1911 242: 240: 231: 227: 221: 217: 209: 208:(east side). 207: 194: 189: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 170: 165: 161: 157: 153: 140: 136: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 104: 103: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 81:engraved gems 78: 68: 66: 62: 58: 57:Monmouthshire 54: 44: 42: 38: 34: 28: 23: 19: 329: 287: 275: 266: 260: 253: 229: 220: 203: 177: 167: 149: 138: 133:(2nd ed. by 130: 124: 118: 112: 106: 101: 74: 50: 32: 31: 18: 388:1888 deaths 383:1818 births 195:(east side) 377:Categories 356:Wikisource 302:References 146:Classicist 71:Gem expert 47:Early life 259:"Review: 160:Pausanias 139:Athenaeum 85:gemstones 37:Victorian 174:Plutarch 135:J Jacobs 97:New York 319::  178:Moralia 53:Newport 313:  169:Horace 121:(1873) 115:(1865) 89:London 65:London 212:Notes 200:Death 156:Latin 152:Greek 77:Italy 162:and 154:and 83:and 41:gems 354:at 328:". 176:'s 379:: 265:. 238:^ 228:. 99:. 95:, 55:, 43:. 141:)

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Viscount of Meneses
Victorian
gems
Newport
Monmouthshire
Trinity College, Cambridge
London
Italy
engraved gems
gemstones
London
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
J Jacobs
Greek
Latin
Pausanias
Pliny the Elder
Horace
Plutarch
Emperor Julian

Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery
"King, Charles William (KN835CW)"


Chisholm 1911
"Review: The Natural History of Precious Stones and Gems and of the Precious Metals by C. W. King"

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