https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/5a4ae0d24d8af609e7ed498474cc2d9a.jpg 98bb25915f24c087172522eb58cf4666 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reconstructing Gasparo Balbi's Itinerario Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource de Maria, Blake Subject The topic of the resource Gemstones --history Jewelry--history Italy--Venice--social life and customs Description An account of the resource Gasparo Balbi was one of the most important, and controversial, members of Venice's thriving lapidary community. The self-described "gioillieri Veneziano" spent nearly a decade traveling throughout the Middle East, India and Asia in search of uncut stones to sell in Venice. He recorded his trip in a journal, which was published in 1590, just two years after he returned to his home in Venice. This exhibition seeks to reconstruct Balbi's journey using illustrations of those sites and places he emphasized during his journey. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1579-1588 Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource de Maria, Blake Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hanging Gardens of Babylon Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource van Heemskerck, Maerten Description An account of the resource Van Heemskerck's pen and brown ink drawing offers one of many reconstructive illustrations of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Van Heemsckerk's image dates to approximately 1570, just a decade prior to Balbi's December 1579 arrival Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Musee de Louvre, Accession Numver RF 36730, rector Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1570 (ca.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Pen and ink drawing Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Balbi_HangingGardens.jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Artstor SSID 15669581 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://library.artstor.org/asset/ARMNIG_10313470583