Index

A
Aaron, [102], [277], [300], [310], [318]
Abdul Hamid, Sultan, [139]
Abraham, diamond of, [377]
luminous stones in his city, [161], [276]
Abrasax (Abraxas), [126]-130
meaning of name, [127]
Acrostics expressed with stones, [359]-362
Adamas (diamond?), [39], [95], [157], [163]
of high-priest, [278]
Adam’s Peak, Ceylon, gems from, [75]
Adelbert, St., [164]
Ælian, [161]
Ætites, [34]
Agalmatolite, [48]
Agate, [51]-54, [132], [236], [237], [265], [296], [305], [336]
amulets in the Soudan, [54]
amulets of, cut in Idar and Oberstein, [54]
banded, [39], [233], [296]
coral, for an air-ship, [53]
eye-agates and “Aleppo Stones,” [39], [149], [150]
gem of Gemini, [346]
of Mercury, [350]
of Venus, [349]
in breastplate, [276]
with veinings figuring diadem, [267]
Agatharcides, [66]
Agricola, Georgius, [141]
Agrippa, Cornelius, [181], [335], [336]
Aḥlamah, stone of breastplate, [297]
Air-ship, with coral agate, [52], [53]
Alabaster, [35], [36]
Alaric, [283]
“Albert,” “Le Grand,” “Le Petit,” treatises on stones, [18]
Albertus Magnus, [7], [17], [68], [77], [78], [146], [387]
Albite, [48]
“Aleppo Stones,” [149]
boil, [149]
Alexander the Great, [68], [96], [125]
Alexander II of Russia, [54]
Alexandria, [125], [126], [130]
Alexandrite, [54], [55]
cat’s-eye, [334]
Alfonso X, “Lapidario” of, [63], [348], [376]
Alford, Henry, [304]
Allanite, from Virginia, [366]
Almandine garnet, [37], [59], [293]
Amazonite, from Maine, [365]
Amber, [34], [55]-58
in deposits of Stone Age, [55], [57]
in Mycenæ, [57]
origin of, [55], [56]
therapeutic effect of, [372]
with initials naturally marked, [57], [58]
Amboin, [62]
American Museum of Nat. Hist., [vi], [vii], [219], [234], [249], [254]
Amethyst, [37], [119], [134], [145], [237], [243], [244], [297], [303], [305], [336]
as antidote to drunkenness, [58], [371]
as symbol of St. Matthias, [313]
gem of Jupiter, [348]
of Pisces, [345]
in breastplate, [276]
legend of, [58], [59]
ring of St. Valentine, [257]
symbolism of, [269]
Amulets, Alexandrian, [125]-129
Assyrian, of seven stones, [230]
attraction of astral influence to, [340]
Burmese, [266]
canon on, at Council of Laodicea, [42]
Chinese, of five stones, [40]
directions for preparing, [39]
Egyptian, [38], [226]-229
etymology of word, [22]
for heart, [227]-229
for horses, [130]
Gnostic, [125]-129
in Austro-Prussian War, [25]
in Russo-Japanese War, [25]
Japanese, called magatama, [265]
Jewish, [43]
of five stones, pancharatna, [241]
of nine stones, naoratna, [241], [242]-245
origin of, [19]-24
sailors’, [38], [39]
with head of Alexander the Great, [131]
Amymone, image of, in emerald, [139], [140]
Andalusite, [47]
Andreas, bishop of Cæsarea, on apostles’ stones, [311], [313]
Andromeda, image of, on gem, [140]
Angels, [275]
guardian of the months, [326]-332
guardian, stones dedicated to, [339], [340]
nine orders of, [314]
twelve, [303]
twelve guardian, [322]
“Anne of Geierstein” and the opal, [143]
Anthrax (carbuncle), [162]
Apocalyptic gems, significance of, [305]
Apollonius of Tyana, seven rings of, [244]
Apostles, lists of the twelve, [304]
stones of, [303]-306
Aquamarine (beryl), [299], [320]
therapeutic effect of, [387]
Aquarius, zodiacal sign of, [345], [353]
Aquinas, St. Thomas, [17]
Aragonite, [251]
Aries, zodiacal sign, [341], [342], [345], [353]
Aristotle, pseudo-, [160], [163]
Arsinoë, wife of Ptolemy II, [67], [93]
Artemisia vulgaris, [212]
Artemidorus, [356], [357]
Ashmole, Elias, [167]
Assher, [289], [300]
Asteria, [106], [107]
Astral stones, [321], [338]-363
fixed stars controlling, [351], [352]
images of constellations on, [352]-355
influence of stars on, [338], [339]
Athene of Phidias, [167]
Aubrey, John, [196]
Augustine, St., [126], [282]
Augustus, [342]
Auto-suggestion, [3]
Aventurine, [48]
Axinite, [48]
Azchalias of Babylon, [80]
“Azoth” of Paracelsus, [6]
Azur-malachite, from Arizona, [364]
B
Babylonian axe-head, [233], [234]
cylinders, [121]-123, [204]
Bacchus and Amethyst, [58], [59]
Baccio, Andrea, [158]
Bacon, Roger, [182], [183]
Baelz, Dr. Erwin, [265]
Balas-ruby, [64], [349]
Ball, Dr. Valentine, [76]
Baltic Coast, amber of the, [56]
Bareketh, stone of breastplate, [291], [292]
Barium sulphate, [9]
Bartolomæus Anglicus, [91], [94], [104], [150]
Basalt, [227]
Basilides, [126], [129]
Basilidian gems, [126]-130
Batman, Stephen, [150]
Bela IV of Hungary, emerald in ring of, [77], [78]
Belgium, jet in cave deposits of, [92]
Belisarius, [283]
Belucci collection of worked jade at Perugia, [264]
Belucci, Prof. Giuseppe, [vii]
Benitoite, from California, [364]
Benjamin, [289], [297]
Benoni, Rabbi, [72]
Berenice, mother of Ptolemy II, [67]
Berlin Museum, [36]
Berthelot, Pierre Eugène Marcellin, [174]
Beryl, [39], [59], [60], [119], [133], [134], [234], [236], [237], [299], [303], [305], [313], [320], [336]
as symbol of St. Thomas, [312]
gem of the moon, [348]
of Scorpio, [347]
in breastplate, [276]
Bes, god, image of, [36]
Bejazet II, [154]
Bezoar, [340]
Birth-stones, see Natal Stones
Black, Christian symbolism of, [273]
in occult ritual, [336]
symbolism of, [32]
Black opal of New South Wales, [152]
Blake, W. W., [vii]
Blessington, Countess of, verses on opal, [143]
Bloodstone, [133]
causing tempests, [60]
checking hemorrhages, [28]
figuring blood of Christ, [267]
gem of Aries, [345]
in Leyden papyrus, [61]
therapeutic effect of, [370], [390], [391]
Blue, Christian symbolism of, [273]
gems in dreams, [357]
significance of, [31]
silver, worn in Siam for Friday; dark for Saturday, [335]
Bologna stone, [168]
Bondaroy, Jean de la Taille de, [5]
Book of the Dead, [38], [86], [225], [227], [228], [229], [290], [297]
Book of Wings, Ragiel’s, [132]
Boot, Anselmus de, [56], [65], [106], [109], [110], [271]
Borgia, Card. Stefano, [234]
Borneo, breeding pearls in, [42]
Boyle, Robert, [169], [170], [171], [391]
Braddock, Dr. Charles, [vii]
Breastplate of high-priest, [16], [120], [231], [307], [308], [309], [310], [319]
stones of, [275]-302
names of, in ancient lists, [301]
probable modern names of, [301]
Breastplate of Judgment, [16]
Buddha, [238]
Buddhabhatta, [71], [73]
Budge, Dr. Ernest A. Wallis, [vii], [227]
Burgh, Hubert de, [44]
Burke, Capt. John G., [202]
Burma, amulets of, [266]
Burton, Sir Richard Francis, star-sapphire of, [106]
C
Cæsar, Julius, [341]
Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo), [198]
Cairo Museum, [38], [201], [297]
Calamine, religious use of, [271], [272]
Calculus, renal, curious poem on, [384]
California Midwinter Mem. Mus., San Francisco, [vi]
Californite, [323]
Callais, [108]
Cancer, zodiacal sign, [346], [354]
Canrobert, Marshal, faith in amulets, [25]
Cantimpré, Thomas de, [17], [59]
Capricorn, zodiacal sign, [342], [347]
Carbuncle, [33], [39], [145], [162], [168], [174], [243], [292], [305], [343], [357], [372]
as symbol of Christ’s sacrifice, [61]
brought by serpent, [62]
gem of Venus, [348]
in breastplate, [276]
Carcinia, [34]
Cardano, Girolamo, [52], [70], [78], [83], [98], [151], [160], [264]
Carnelian, [6], [36], [37], [119], [124], [133], [226], [227], [229], [265], [290], [291], [319]
Arabic inscription on, [63]
engraved with zodiacal signs, [341]
figures engraved in, by Israelites, [120]
gem of Virgo, [346]
of the Sun and Venus, [348]
Goethe’s praise of, [62]
identified with odem-stone of breastplate, [120]
Mohammed’s seal-ring of, [64]
Napoleon’s seal of, [64]
Oriental use against envy, [63]
therapeutic effect of, [370]
Carrington, Hereward, [vii]
Catherine de’ Medici, girdle of, set with talismanic stones, [317]
Cat’s-eye, [65], [238], [242], [243], [244]
alexandrite, [334]
chrysoberyl, [333]
quartz, [334]
Cellini, Benvenuto, [154]
Celonite, [134]
Ceraunia, [34], [134], [162]
Cernowitz, Hungary, opals of, [148]
Cethel, [140]
Ceylon, [54], [65], [75], [165], [252], [324]
Chalazia (rock-crystal), [34]
Chalcedony, [39], [65], [122], [134], [265], [303], [305], [313], [372]
as symbol of St. Andrew, [312]
gem of Capricorn, [347]
Chalchiuhatl, “water of precious stones,” in Aztec, [40]
Chalchiuitl (jadeite?), [247], [251]
Charles I of England, [262]
Charles V of France, [388]
Charles V of Germany and the turquoise, [24]
Charles XII of Sweden, [57]
Chau Ju-Kua, [165]
Chaucer, Geoffrey, [43]
Chelonites, [34]
Chiastolite (macle) as religious symbol, [270]
therapeutic effect of, [270]
Childeric, crystal ball of, [219]-221
Chinese amulets, [40], [84]-87
Chin T’sang Khi, of loadstone, [95]
Chirocrates, [93]
Chlorastrolite, from Minnesota, [365]
Chlorophane, luminescence of, [172], [173]
Christ, blood of, figured in bloodstone, [267]
colors symbolical of his sacrifice, [274]
foundation stones symbols of, [313]
head of, naturally figured in quartz, [267], [268]
natural images of, in stones, [266], [267], [268], [269]
sacrifice of, symbolized by amethyst, [269]
Chromium oxide, [10]
Chrysoberyl, [54], [65], [313]
cat’s-eye, [333]
Chrysolampis, [164]
Chrysolite, [29], [133], [291], [297], [303], [305]
as symbol of St. Bartholomew, [312]
from the “Serpent Isle,” [66]
gem of Libra, [346]
of the Sun, [347]
in Cologne Cathedral, [66]
statue of Arsinoë in, [67]
Chrysoprase, [11], [37], [67], [265], [303], [305], [313], [316], [319]
as symbol of St. Thaddeus, [312]
of Alexander the Great, [68]
Chrysostom, John, [125]
Cicero, his daughter’s emerald, [31]
Claudian, [94]
Clavijo, Ruy Gonzalez de, [266]
Cleandro, Arnobio, [165], [372]
Clemens Alexandrinus, [309]
Clement VI, [389]
Clement VII, [342], [378]
Clerc, Dr. G. O., [vii]
Cock, the, on amulets, [137]
Cologne, chrysolites in cathedral of, [66]
Color, Christian symbolism of, [273], [274]
of gems and vestments for each day of the week in Siam, [335]
symbolism of, [29]-33
therapeutic effect of, [27]-29, [33], [370]
Confucius and musical jade, [87]
Consecration of precious stones, [44], [45]
Constantine, King of Greece, star-sapphire in sword-hilt of, [334]
Constantine the Great, [136], [286], [373]
Constellations, symbols of, in engraved gems, [352]-355
Coral, [40], [68], [69], [236], [237], [238], [242], [243], [244], [245], [246]
gem of Venus, [348]
red, superstition in regard to, explained, [160], [161]
therapeutic effect of, [372]
Cornelius à Lapide (Van den Steen), [280]
Corundum, [39], [252], [344], [372]
Council of Laodicea, canon on amulets, [42]
Countries, gem of, [363], [364]
Crocidolite (Krokidolite), [360]
Cronstedt, Axel Frederic, [271]
Crookes, Sir William, [172]
Cross, monogrammatic, [136]
of Christ, found by St. Helena, [286]
Crusades, [66]
Crux ansata, [135]
Crystal ball, called “Currahmore Crystal,” [223]
from Madagascar, [217]
in Grüne Gewölbe, Dresden, [223]
in sepulchres, [219]-222
Japanese, [217], [218]
of Childeric, [219]-221
Crystal gazing, [176]-224
Ctesiphon, sack of, [284], [285]
“Currahmore Crystal,” [223]
Cyanite, [49]
Cyanus, [119]
Cylinders, Assyro-Babylonian, [121]-123, [204]
“Cyrianides,” Greek treatise on stones, [16]
D
Damigeron, [15], [90], [104], [132], [140], [141]
Damour, A., [vii]
Dan, [289], [297]
Days of the week, ritual gems worn in occult ceremony, [336]
gems of the, [332], [333]
Dee, Dr. John, [189]-196
Delhi, [79]
Demantoid, [49]
Dendrite, [360]
Diamond, [10], [28], [32], [69]-76, [234], [236], [239], [240], [241], [242], [243], [269], [280], [281], [294], [344], [348], [375]
as natal stone, [308], [320]
breeding, [41], [72]
combustion of, [71]
“Diamond Throne,” [238]
elmêshu in Assyrian (?), [231]
gem of reconciliation, [70]
of the Sun, [349]
of Winter, [323], [326], [327]
in breastplate, [276]
medicinal use of, [153]
names of Hindu castes given to, [71], [73]
paleness sign of infidelity, [157]
Sanskrit names of, [343]
secured by birds, [75], [176]
symbolism of, [235]
talismanic effect of various shapes of, [154]
Talmudic legend of, [74]
therapeutic effect of, [386]-389
used as poison, Bejazet II, Paracelsus, Cellini, Sir Thomas Overbury, [154]-156
“Diamond Throne,” [238]
Diana and Amethyst, [59]
Diaspore, [47]
Didius Julianus, Emperor, [178]
Diodorus, Bishop of Tyre, [16]
Diodorus Siculus, [66], [298]
Dionysius Periegetes, [298]
Dioptase, gem of the Congo, [363]
Dioskorides, Greek gem-engraver, [342]
Disease in precious stones, [5]
Dolce, Ludovico, [18]
Domitian, [341]
Donnerkeil, [162]
Draper, Mrs. Henry, [vii]
Dreams, books of, ancient, [356], [357]
meaning of precious stones seen in, [356]-358
E
Ebers Papyrus, [367], [368], [388]
Echites, [34]
Edda, [146]
Edward III of England, [387]
Edward VI of England, [98]
Egmund Abbey, luminous stone of, [164]
Elæolite, [47]
Electrum, [37], [295]
Elizabeth, Queen of England, [150], [189], [374]
Elizabeth, St., [268]
luminous stone in shrine of, [165]
ring of, [165]
Emerald, [28], [34], [68], [76]-79, [90], [132], [145], [234], [236], [237], [238], [240], [242], [280], [293], [303], [305], [313], [336], [349], [372]
as burnt offering, [255]
as symbol of St. John, [312]
blinding of serpent by, [158]
engraved, of Ismenias, [139], [140]
gem of Cancer, [346]
of Jupiter, [348]
of Spring, [323], [324]
in breastplate, [276]
in Revelation, [304]
luminous, in tomb of Hermias, [167]
of Isabella da Este, [31]
of Mt. Zabara, Nubia, [292], [324]
of Otho I of Germany, [260]
of Tullia, [31]
one adored by ancient Peruvians, [247], [248]
(supposed) cup in Genoa, [258], [259]
therapeutic effect of, [370], [375], [379]-382
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, [24]
Engraved gems as talismans, [115]-142
Envy, Oriental use of carnelian against, [63]
Ephod of high-priest, [276], [277]
Ephraim, [288], [289]
Epidote, [360]
Epiphanius, St., [16], [67], [157], [278], [295], [311], [313]
Epitaphs illustrating symbolism of gems, [272], [273]
Erasmus, Desiderius, [34]
Eridanus, [56]
Essonite, [359]
Euclase, [47]
Euphrates, [68]
Europa, [33]
Eusebius, [373]
Evax, [15], [59]
Evil Eye, [39], [42], [54], [72], [106], [107], [137], [138], [139], [148], [150]
Eye-agates, [39], [149], [150]
Ezekiel, [231], [275], [314]
F
Farrington, Dr. Oliver C., [vii]
Fay, Mons du, [170], [171]
Feavearyear, A. W., [vii]
Feits’ui (Imperial jade), [83], [85]
Feldspar, [229], [292]
Ferez, Dr. Paul, [33]
Fetichism, [19], [26], [37]
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, [vi], [51], [66]
Fire-opal, [47]
Flint, Dr. Earle, [86]
Fluorescence, [169]-174
Fluorspar, [9], [67]
Foundation stones, [307], [310]-314, [316], [317]
associated with apostles, [303]-306
with Twelve Tribes, [314]
Fowlerite, from New Jersey, [365]
Francis I of France, [342]
Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, [57]
G
Gabelchover, Wolfgang, [158], [380]
Gad, [289], [299]
Gadolinite, [49]
Gagates, [49]
Galactides, [49]
Galen, [300], [376], [385]
Galopetræ, Cretan seals, [123]
Garcias ab Orta, [153], [166], [167]
Garnets, [265], [316]
almandine, [37], [59], [293]
as bullets, [33]
engraved, [133]
gem of Aquarius, [345]
therapeutic effect of, [370]
Gem-city of Dwaraka, [236]
of Kusavati, [236]
described by Lucian, [237]
Gemini, zodiacal sign, [346], [354], [355]
“Gemma Augustea” of Vienna Collection, [342]
Genlis, Mme. de, of “Le Saphire Merveilleux,” [105]
George V of England, [288]
Geranites, [34]
Gesner, Conrad, [252], [259]
Gesta Romanorum, [35]
Gimma, Giacinto, [29]
Glanvil, Joseph, [197]
Gnostic gems, [126]-130
Goethe, Wolfgang von, [62], [187]
Gomara, Francisco Lopez de, [254]
Gonelli, Giuseppe, [65], [379]
Gonzaga da Este, Isabella, emerald of, [31]
Goodrich-Freer, Miss, [208], [209]
Gratacap, Dr. L. P., [vii]
Green, Christian symbolism of, [273]
curative effects of, [28]
gems in dreams, [357]
significance of, [31], [226], [227]
stones, therapeutic effect of, [370]
worn in Siam for Thursday, [335]
Green, Miss Belle Da Costa, [vii]
Gregory II, [389]
Grossularite, [47]
Gyges, ring of, [7]
Gypsum, [10], [79], [80]
“lucky stones” of, [80]
H
Han-yü, or “mouth jade,” [86]
Hardouin, Jean, [128]
Harlequin-opal, [49]
Hauffe, Frederike, [9]
Hecate, image of, in amulet, [40]
Hector, [30]
Hei-tiki of New Zealand, [87]-90
Helena, St., [286]
Heliades, [55]
Heliodor, [49]
Heliotrope, [47]
Helmont, Van, [389]
Hematite, [6], [38], [80], [81], [122], [218], [227]
Henrietta Maria, [262]
Henry III of England, [44]
Henry II of France, [166]
Heuen Tsang, [238]
Heraclius, [286]
Hermes Trismegistus, [16], [381]
Hiddenite, from North Carolina, [365]
Hilda, St., Abbess of Whitby, [263]
Hildegard, St., [70], [82], [389]
“Hind Horn and Maid Rimnild,” ballad, [156], [157]
Hirth, Dr. Frederick, [vii]
“History of Jewels,” old gem-treatise, [17]
Hoernes, Dr. Moriz, [55], [135]
Höllenzwang of Dr. Faustus, [187]
Homer’s Odyssey, amber necklace, [57]
Iliad, use of red, [30]
Horsey, Sir Jerome, [374]
Horus, eye of, as scarab, [117]
Hours of the day, gems of the, [337]
Hudibras, [356]
Human sacrifice, [3]-5
Huntilite, [49]
Hyacinth, see jacinth
Hyades, [343]
Hyde, Major, [113]
Hydrolite, from Oregon, [365]
Hydromantii, [180]
Hypersthene, [49]
Hypnotism, [7], [8], [11], [33]
I
Iceland spar, [9]
Idar, Germany, gem-cutting at, [54]
Idocrase, [359]
Images, natural, in stones, [266]-269
Imperial Academy, Moscow, [142]
Indersoen, Norway, amber from, [57]
Indicolite, [360]
Initials of names figured by precious stones, [47]-50
Iolite, [359]
Iris, [124], [130], [132], [226], [234]
image signifying blood of, [120]
stone, [133]
Isaiah, [305]
Ishtar, jewels of, [231]
Isidorus of Seville, [59]
Israel, twelve tribes of, [276], [278], [282], [288], [289], [305], [314]
Issachar, [289], [294]
Italian MS., [14]th cent., [70], [77], [134]
Ivan the Terrible and his curative stones, [374], [375]
Ivory, [37]
J
Jacinth (hyacinth), [29], [81]-83, [234], [242], [243], [295], [296], [303], [305], [316], [319], [344], [349], [375]
as symbol of St. Simon Zelotes, [313]
electuary of, [372]
gem of Jupiter, [348]
of Mars, [348]
to dissolve magic spells, [82]
to induce sleep, [83]
Jade, [68], [83]-90, [122], [236], [248]-254, [265], [294], [300]
called, with other green stones, chalchihuitl by Mexicans, [251]
Chinese amulets of, [83], [84]
Chinese vase of, described, [239], [240]
derivation of name, [383]
form of Chinese character for, [83]
hei-tikis of New Zealand, [87]-90
large mass of, from Jordansmühl, Silesia, [250]
objects of in Chinese emperor’s collection, [245]
of New Zealand, [382]
talismans of, among Mohammedans, [246]
therapeutic use of, [239], [381]-384
where found in New and Old World, [249]-251
adze, known as the “Kunz Adze,” [248], [249], [252]
Jadeite, [247], [249]-252, [300], [382]
cross made from celt of, [264]
objects of, at Perugia, [264]
Jagganath, image of with eyes of precious stones, [240]
James I of England, [155]
Jamestown Exposition, 1907, [vi]
Jâmi, lines in crystal mirror, [182]
Jargoon, see jacinth
Jasper, [6], [38], [90], [91], [122], [133], [135], [226], [227], [229], [252], [265], [291], [294], [298], [300], [302], [303], [305], [313], [319], [372]
as symbol of St. Peter, [311]
gem of Libra, [346]
green, engraved with zodiacal symbols, [342]
in breastplate, [276]
of King Nechepsus, [385]
Jerome, St., [100], [307], [310]
Jessen, Dr. Peter, [vii]
Jet, [39], [91], [92]
in burials of Pueblo Bonito, [92]
in palæolithic remains, [91]
of Whitby, [263], [264]
John, St., [275], [303], [311]
Jordansmühl, Silesia, largest mass of European jade found at, [250]
Joseph, [288], [289], [295]
Josephus, Flavius, [277], [278], [283], [285], [290], [291], [292], [294], [295], [296], [297], [301], [307], [309], [310]
Juba, [66]
Judah, [289], [293]
Junot, Marshal, and the emerald, [262]
Jupiter, god, [341]
planet, [32], [33], [243], [336], [348], [353], [354], [355], [372]
Justinian, [283]
K
Kaldoun, Ibn, [181]
Kalpa Sutra, [238]
Kazwini, Al, [74]
Khusrau II, [284]
King, Rev. C. W., [283], [342]
Knopf, [253]
Konrad of Megenberg, [17], [45], [141]
Koran, [111], [275]
Fourth Heaven of carbuncle in the, [61], [349]
Korea, national emblem of, [265]
Krishna, [241]
Kunzite, [171], [323]
L
Labradorite, [360]
Labrets, [252]-254
Lane, E. W., experiments in crystal gazing, [205]
Lang, Andrew, [180], [181], [210]
Lapidaries, gods of, in ancient Mexico, [255]
Lapidario, of Alfonso X, [63], [348], [376]
of Marbodus (in French), [15]
of Philippe de Valois, [102]
of Sir John Mandeville, [71], [72], [103], [109]
Lapis Armenus, [388]
Lapis crucifer (staurolite), [271]
Lapis-lazuli, [36], [37], [38], [92], [93], [226], [227], [228], [229], [230], [245], [294], [319], [336]
gem of Venus, [348]
image of Ma (Truth) of, [119], [122], [229], [293]
therapeutic effect of, [370], [388]
Lapis nephriticus (nephrite), [264]
Laufer, Dr. Berthold, [vii]
Leczinska, Marie, [320]
Leishmania tropica, [149]
Lenormant, François, [233]
Leo, zodiacal sign, [29], [341], [346], [354]
Leonardo, Camillo, [18], [51], [58], [132]
Leopold I of Germany, [221]
Lepidolite, [48]
Leshem, stone of breastplate, [295], [296]
Levi, [288], [289], [292]
Leyden papyrus, praise of bloodstone in, [61]
Libra, zodiacal sign, [212], [346], [354], [355]
Life in precious stones, [5]
Ligure, in breastplate, [276], [295], [319]
“Lithica,” poem on gems, [51], [90], [94], [163], [178]
Litteromancy, [16]
Llewellyn, King of Wales, [44]
Loadstone, [10], [81], [93]-97, [134]
court decision in regard to, [96]
statue of Arsinoë to be held suspended by, [93]
statue of Venus of, [94]
symbolical names for, [95]
used as charm by Alexander the Great, [96]
where first found, [93]
Lodge, Sir Oliver, [214], [215]
Lorenzo del Escorial, San, monastery of, gems in, [263]
Lorraine, northern, jet from, [92]
Loreto, Santa Casa di, [174], [262], [267]
Los Cerrillos, N. M., turquoise from, [111], [112]
Louis XIV, [221]
Luca ben Costa, [291]
Lucian, [177], [237]
“Lucky stones” (gypsum), from Niagara Falls, [80]
Luminous stones, [101], [174]
in Abraham’s city, [161], [276]
of Astarte, [163]
of Egmund Abbey, [164]
of Emperor Manuel’s throne, [166]
of Henri II of France, [166]
of King of Siam, [62]
of Noah in the Ark, [161], [276]
of St. Elizabeth’s shrine, [165]
tale of, by Ælian, [161], [162]
“Lunar-stone,” [168]
Luther, Martin, [294]
tale of amulet vender by, [45], [46]
Lychnus or lychnitis (a spinel?), [162], [163], [357]
Lydian stone, [163]
Lyncurius, [56], [295]
M
Macon, Ga., court decision about loadstone, [96]
Maeterlinck, Mme., [76]
Magatama amulets of Japanese, [265]
Magical influences of stones, [3], [5], [6], [7], [42]
Magnes, reputed discoverer of loadstone, [93]
Magnet Cove, Ark., loadstone from, [96]
Maharatnani, five chief gems of the naoratna, [242]
Malachite, [8], [37], [299]
as a child’s amulet, [97]
to protect from Evil Eye, [137]
to protect from falls, [97]
mines of, [97]
Manassah, [288], [289]
Mandeville, Sir John, [71], [72], [103], [109]
Manuel, Emperor, throne of, [166]
Marbodus, [15], [51], [59], [70], [104], [164], [377]
Marguerite de Valois, [5]
Mars, the god, [81], [94], [140], [341]
planet, [187], [243], [338], [348], [352], [353], [354], [355]
Martial, St., jeweled gloves of, [257]
Matrix-emerald, [226], [227]
Medusa, head of, on talisman, [124]
Meleager, [56]
Mendès, Mme. Catulle, [26]
Mentzel, Christian, [168]
Mercury, the god, [257], [341]
planet, [123], [242], [348], [352], [353], [354], [355]
typical of green, [31]
Metropolitan Museum of Art, [86], [130], [342]
Meyer, Dr. A. B., [viii]
Meyers, J. L., [292], [299]
“Mexican onyx,” [251]
Meyer, Prof. A. B., [250]
Michael, St., [257]
Microcline, [50]
Mithridates the Great, [80]
Mizauld, Antoine, [98], [166]
Mohammed’s carnelian seal-ring, [64]
Moldavite, [360]
Monardes, [390]
Montfaucon, Bernard de, [220]
Month, Hindu list of gems of the, [331]
natal stones of the, [326]-333
Moonstone, [8], [320], [334]
as gift for lovers, [98]
in India, [97]
waxing and waning with moon, [98]
Morales, [343]
Morgan, J. Pierpont, [vi], [254]
Morgan Collection, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. N. Y., [vi], [66]
Morgan-Tiffany Collection, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., [106], [233]
Morganite, gem of Madagascar, [364]
Moryson, Fynes, Gent., [174]
Moser, Consul General, [vii]
Moses, [278], [280], [286]
Moss-agate, [48]
Müller, Max, [269]
Multan, India, idol of temple at, [240]
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, [vi]
Mother-of-pearl, therapeutic use of, [239]
Mycenæ, amber at, [57]
gems from, [204]
Myrmecites, [34]
N
Naharari, on gems, [386]
Names, initials of, figured by precious stones, [47]-50
Naoratna, nine-gem jewel, [231], [241], [242]-245
names of, in various tongues, [244]
occult use of gems in, [244]
Naphtali, [298]
Napoleon’s carnelian seal, [64]
Napoleon I, [64], [260], [309]
Napoleon III, [64], [142]
Natal stones, [vi], [1], [307]-337
list of, from various sources, [315]
proposed new listing of, [317]-321
selected from precious stones produced in the United States, [323]
National Museum, Washington, [vi]
Natrolite, [50]
Navajos, rain-making gods of the, adorned with coral and turquoise, [246]
Neandross, Sigurd, Maori warrior by, [254]
Nebo, god, image on cylinder, [123]
Necklace, Egyptian, [36]-38
of Vesta, [235]
Nephrite, see jade
Nephritfrage, [viii], [249]
Neptune, god, [341]
New Jerusalem, [236], [275], [302]-306
foundation stones of, [307], [310]-314, [316], [317]
New South Wales, black opal of, [152]
New Zealand jade, [87]-90
Nicander, [93]
Nicias, [56]
Nicols, Thomas, [7], [142]
Ninib, god, image on seal, [35]
Noah, luminous stones of, in the Ark, [161], [276]
Nodes, ascending and descending, [243]
Nonius, opal of, [144]-146
Nophek, stone of breastplate, [292]
Nordenskjöld, Baron Nils Adolf Erik, [54]
Novaculite, from Arkansas, [364]
Nuttall, Mrs. Zelia, [86]
O
Oberstein, Germany, gem-cutting at, [54], [218], [219]
Obsidian, mirror of Dr. Dee, [196]
Mexican mirrors of, [204]
Oculus Beli, [107]
Oculus mundi, [107]
Odem, stone of breastplate, [290], [291]
Ominous gems, [143]-161
Oneirocritica (dream-books), [356]
Onyx, [233], [265], [336]
gem of Leo, [346]
ill-effects neutralized by sard, [107]
in breastplate, [276]
“Mexican onyx,” [251]
of St. Elizabeth’s tomb, [267]
ominous quality of, [159]
provoked discord, [98]
“Tecalco onyx,” [252]
Opal, [143]-152
black, of New South Wales, [152]
Cardanus, [151]
fear of the, [21]
Hungarian, [145], [146], [148]
imitation of, [145]
in Scott’s “Anne of Geierstein,” [143]
in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, [150]
natural, figuring serpent, [27]
October’s gem, [144]
of Nonius, [144]-146
patronus furum, or patron of thieves, [148]
Pliny’s praise of, [145]
Ophiokiolus, [39]
Ophthalmius-stone (opal?), [7], [146], [148]
Opsianus, [39]
Orphanus-stone (opal?), [146]-148
Orthoclase, [50]
Otho I of Germany, emerald of, [260]
Overbury, Sir Thomas, [155], [156]
P
Panchratna, five-gem jewel, [241]
Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus, [6], [154], [184], [185]
Patrick, St., [179]
Pausanius, [177]
“Peacock stones,” [137]
Pearls, [69], [230], [234], [236], [237], [238], [240], [241], [242], [244], [303], [306], [320], [336]
breeding, [41]
gem of the moon, [348], [349]
of Venus, [348]
therapeutic effect of, [372]
Pellegrinus, Fulvius, [31]
Pepper, George H., [92], [112], [113]
Pericles, [373]
Peridot, see chrysolite
Perugia, collection of jade artefacts at, [264]
Peter, St., [303], [308]
tooth-relic of, set with gems, [256]
Petrie, W. M. Flinders, [291], [292]
Phaëthon, [55]
“Pharaoh’s eggs,” [80]
Phenacite, from Colorado, [365]
Phenomenal gems, [8], [333], [334]
Philip II, of Spain, [263]
Philippe Egalité, Duke of Orleans, sapphire of, [106]
Philostratus, [244]
Phosphorescence, [169]-174
“Piers the Plowman,” curative gems in, [386]
Pisces, zodiacal sign, [345]
Piṭdah, stone of breastplate, [291]
Planetary gems, [244], [338]-363
controls of, in Lapidario of Alfonso X, [348]
of various planets, [348]-351
Planets figured on engraved gems, [355], [356]
Plasma, green, [252]
Plato, [93]
Pleiades, [343]
Pliny, [13], [66], [67], [80], [92], [100], [108], [128], [143], [162], [167], [290], [291], [293], [296], [367], [380]
Plutarch, [30], [373]
Porphyry, [38]
Porta, Giovanni Battista, [335]
Portland, Oregon, Exposition, [vi]
Poujet fils, [316]
“Prase” of Alexander, [68]
Precious stones, as adornment of goddess Sri, [239]
as eyes of idols, [167], [240]
as offerings to Hindu gods, [240], [241]
as symbols of the Apostles, [311]-314
as symbols of various countries, [363], [364]
collected by birds, [21]
by seals, [22]
consecration of, [45]
disease in, [5]
for hours of the day, [337]
for natal months, [326]-331
for week days, [332]-335
for wedding anniversaries, [337]
individuality of, [26]
in high-priest’s breastplate, [235]-306
life in, [5]
magical virtue of, [5]-8, [44], [45]
meaning of, seen in dreams, [356]-358
names of, used as adjectives, [12], [13]
used by Shelley, [13]
used in typography, [12]
of Mohammedan heavens, [349]
perfume of, [376]
principal, found in various States of the Union, [364]-366
religious use of, [235]-274
sex of, [40], [41], [42]
symbolizing initials of names [47]-50
therapeutic effect of, [367]-391
to express acrostics, [359]
worn by Chinese mandarins to designate rank, [256]
Prehnite, [365]
Preston, Richard, curative sapphire of, [387], [388]
Price, Prof. Ira Maurice, [233]
Procopius, [283]
Psellus, [381]
Ptolemy II, Philadelphus, [67], [93]
Pueblo Bonito, relics from, [81], [92], [112], [113]
Pueblo Indians, [81], [92], [112]
Punamu, New Zealand jade, [87]-90, [254]
Puranas, [236], [241]
Pyrites, Aztec mirrors of, [99]
“fools’ gold,” [99]
Pyrope, [34]
Q
Quartz, [122], [145], [298]
cat’s-eye, [334]
“Questions of King Melinda,” extract from, [235]
R
Rabanus Maurus, [305], [314]
Rabelais, [349]
Radium, [381]
Raleigh, Sir Walter, [383]
Raziel, Book of, [132]
Read, Sir Charles Hercules, [vii]
Red, Christian symbolism of, [273]
gems in dreams, [357]
in occult ritual, [336]
significance of, [30]
stones, therapeutic effect of, [370]
worn in Siam for Sunday, [335]
Sea, chrysolites from island in, [66]
Reinach, Dr. Salomon, [vii]
Rémusat, Abel, [300]
Reuben, [289], [291]
Revelation, book of, [236], [275], [295], [302], [303], [304], [307], [310], [311], [318]
Rhodolite, from North Carolina, [365]
Rhodonite, gem of Russia, [364]
Ridgeley, Prof. W., [203]
Rig Veda, of seven ratnas, [243]
Ring of elmêshu-stone, [231]
engagement, combining all favorable influences, [362]
Gyges, [7]
St. Elizabeth, [165]
St. Valentine, [257]
Rings set with scarabs, [119]
seven, of Apollonius of Tyana, [244]
with initials, [359]
Rock-crystal, [10], [122], [133], [217], [236], [244], [265], [292], [336]
as religious symbol, [100]
Aztec skull of, [100], [101]
gem of Aries, [347]
of the moon, [348]
god Maya’s tank of, [237]
humorous tale of, [101]
temples of, in China, [101]
used as fetich by Cherokees, [254]
“Roman de la Rose,” magic stones in, [43]
Rosicrucians, [269]
Rostand, Edmond, [138]
Rubellite, [360]
Ruby, [10], [26], [33], [40], [101]-103, [124], [133], [234], [236], [238], [240], [241], [242], [243], [244], [280], [292], [343], [372], [375], [381]
as natal stone, [308], [316], [319], [320], [335]
curative effects of, [28]
embedded in flesh by Burmese, [103]
gem of Capricorn, [347]
of Mars, [348], [349]
of Summer, [323], [324]
of Taurus, [343], [347]
in dreams, [357]
lost and regained brilliancy, [159]
luminosity of, [101], [102]
luminous, of King of Ceylon, [165], [166]
of Pegu, [165]
of St. Elizabeth, [165]
names of Hindu castes given to, [102]
ominous, of Gabelchover, [158]
therapeutic effect of, [370]
Rudolph II of Germany, [5], [189], [343]
Rumphius, Georg Eberhard, [62]
Ruskin, John, on crystals, [46]
Rutile, [50]
S
“Sacro Bambino” of Rome, [260], [261]
“Sacro Catino” of Genoa, [258], [259]
Sagittarius, zodiacal sign, [342], [347], [354]
Sahagun, Bernardino de, [247], [251], [390]
Sailors’ amulets, [38]
Salisbury, John of, [183]
Sapphire, [31], [32], [40], [102], [104]-107, [124], [133], [236], [241], [242], [243], [244], [245], [280], [293], [296], [303], [305], [313], [320], [336], [375]
as antidote for poisons, [104], [105]
as symbol of St. Paul, [312]
called “Le Saphire Merveilleux,” [105]
gem of Autumn, [323], [325]
of Jupiter, [348]
of Saturn, [349]
of Taurus, [346]
of Venus, [348]
great star-sapphire of Morgan-Tiffany collection, [107]
in breastplate, [276]
in ecclesiastical rings, [104], [371]
named from Hindu castes, [344]
pavement of God’s throne, [275]
procures favor of Saturn, [344]
Sanskrit names of, [344]
star-sapphire of Sir Richard Burton, [106]
tables of the Law of, [104]
therapeutic effect of, [370], [386]-389
Sappir, stone of breastplate, [293]
Sard, [107], [305]
as symbol of St. Philip, [312]
a foundation stone, [303]
in breastplate, [276], [290]
Sardonyx, [290], [292], [303], [305], [313], [319], [320]
as symbol of St. James, [312]
Saturn, planet, [32], [243], [330], [344], [348], [352], [353], [354], [355]
Saxo, Arnoldus, [59]
Scarabæus sacer, [115], [116]
Scaraboid seal, [122]
Scarabs, Egyptian, [115]-119, [132], [140], [227], [228], [229]
Schliemann, Heinrich, [57]
Scorpio, zodiacal sign, [340], [342], [347], [352], [355]
Scott, Sir Walter, [143], [183]
Seals, Babylonian, [121]-123
Cretan, [123]
one of Napoleon, [64], [142]
Seasonal gems, [323], [324]
“Seeress of Prevorst,” [9]
Selenite, [336], [349]
Sendal, Nathaniel, [57], [58]
Sentiment, [8], [9]
for each day of week, [332]-335
for each month in connection with natal gems, [326]-331
Septuagint, [290], [291], [297], [298], [301]
Serapis, image of, in talisman, [124]
“Serpent Isle,” [66]
Serpentine, [108], [121], [122], [229], [252], [291], [298]
Sex in gems, [40], [41], [42], [72]
Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night” of opal, [150]
Shamash, Assyrian sun-god, [233]
Shamir (emery), [278], [294]
Sheard, Virna, [12]
Shebo, stone of breastplate, [296]
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, [13]
Siam, King of, luminous carbuncles of, [62]
Siegstein, or “Victory Stone,” [106]
Signorelli, Luca, [390]
Simeon, [289], [291]
Sin, Assyrian moon-god, [92]
Sindbad the Sailor and diamonds, [75]
“Sleeping-stone,” [163], [164]
Smaragdus (emerald), [291]
Sodalite, gem of Canada, [363]
Solomon, King, precious stones of, [78]
Sophia, St., in Constantinople, [266], [283]
Sophocles, [56]
Soudan, agate amulets in the, [54]
Sources, literary, [13]-18
Spartianus, [178]
Specularii, [183], [184]
“Speculum lapidum” of Camillo Leonardo, [18]
Spener, John Jacob, [159]
Spessartite, from Virginia, [366]
Sphalerite, [171]
Spinel, [10], [102]
therapeutic effect of, [370]
Spodumene, [48]
Star-ruby, [334]
Star-sapphire, [8], [106], [107]
in sword-hilt of King of Greece, [334]
Staurolite Fairy Stones, plate
Staurolite, religious symbolism of, [271]
Steatite, [265]
Stone Age, amber in deposits of, [55]
idols of, [23]
“Stone of Destiny,” [107]
“Stone of Forgetfulness,” [35]
“Stone of Hate,” [35]
“Stone of Love,” [35]
“Stone of Memory,” [35]
“Stones of Power” in Scottish regalia, [183]
Stones with natural images, [266]-269
Storchstein, [162]
Suetonius, [341]
Sumerian magic formula, [35]
Sunstone, [366]
Superstition, v, [1]-5, [8], [9]
Swastika emblem, [135], [265]
Sylvester, St., stone, [258]
Sympathy and antipathy, doctrine of, [24]
T
Tabari, [286]
Tagore, Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun, [viii]
Takowaya, Russia, alexandrite found in the, [54]
Talismanic gems, [1], [42], [52], [124], [322]
girdle of Catharine de’ Medici set with, [317]
of the hours, [337]
of the months, [326]-331
of the week, [332], [333]
Talismans, etymology of word, [23]
from New Caledonia, [23]
of jade favored by Mohammedans, [246]
see amulet, and separate stones
temple gifts as, [241]
Talmud, [71], [73], [275], [306], [377]
Tamerlane, ruthlessness of, [32]
Tarshish, stone of breastplate, [297], [298]
Taurus, zodiacal sign, [341], [342], [343], [346], [353], [354]
Tavernier, Jean Baptiste, [260]
Taw Sien Ko, [vii]
“Tecalco onyx,” [252]
Teifashi, Ahmed, [75], [104], [158], [381]
Tempe, Arizona, turquoise in ruins of Los Muertos near, [112]
Tetragrammaton, [182]
Thayngen, Switzerland, jet of, [91]
Theophrastus, [290], [293], [299], [370]
Thomas, N. W., [180]
Thomsonite, [365]
Thoth, [16]
Thothmes II, talisman of, [120]
Tiberius, [342]
Tiffany, Charles L., [172]
Tiffany & Co., [172]
Tiffany Collection, [106], [219]
Titus, [283], [289]
Topaz, [40], [133], [238], [242], [243], [244], [245], [291], [297], [298], [303], [305], [313], [344]
as symbol of St. Matthew, [312]
gem of Sagittarius, [347]
in breastplate, [276]
therapeutic effect of, [372], [389]
Topazos, island of, [67]
Totten, Lieut., on Hebrew tribes, [288]
Tourmaline, [320], [321]
gem of New England, [364]
Trees bearing precious stones, [232]
Kalpa tree, [238]
Trevisa, John of, [105]
Triboluminescence, [173]
Tritheim, Abbot, [181]
Trocadéro, Paris, [99]
Tullia, daughter of Cicero, emerald of, [31]
Turquoise, [6], [37], [64], [108]-114, [336], [345], [375]
Apache name for, [113]
as natal stone, [308], [320]
De Boot’s tale of a, [109], [110]
fading of, indicating illness, [24], [26], [114]
from Los Cerillos, N. M., [111]
from Pueblo Bonito, N. M., [112], [113]
from Los Muertos, Arizona, [112]
gem of Jupiter, [348]
Persians’ praise of, [111]
protecting from falls, [24], [26], [109], [110]
strikes the hour, [111]
talismanic virtues of, [114]
usually worn by men in 17th century, [111]
with Aztecs, [247]
with Navajos, [246]
Tyszkiewicz Collection, [234]
U
Umiña, emerald goddess of Peruvians, [247], [248]
United States, principal gem-stones found in various States of the, [364]-366
Uparatnani, four minor gems of the naoratna, [243]
Urim and Thummim, [231], [277], [282], [283], [287]
Utahlite, [361]
V
Vajra, “the thunderbolt,” Sanskrit name of diamond, [239], [343]
Valentine, St., ring of, [257]
“Valley of Diamonds,” [74], [75]
Varro, [22]
Vasari, [390]
Venus, goddess, emerald dedicated to, [28]
planet, [243], [336], [344], [348], [352], [353], [354], [355]
represented by blue, [31]
Verrall, Mrs. A. W., [211]
Vespasian, [283]
Vesta, necklace of, taken by Serena, [235]
Vesuvianite, [50]
“Victory Stone,” [68]
Violet, Christian symbolism of, [273]
symbolism of, [32]
Violet-blue, curative effects of, [33]
Virgin Mary, [30], [130], [175], [261], [262], [266], [267], [268], [273]
rich decorations of statue of, at Loreto, [262], [263]
Virgen del Sagrario, Toledo, emerald of, [261], [262]
Virgo, zodiacal sign, [341], [346]
Vishnu, [236], [241]
Voiture, his letter on curative use of jade, [383], [384]
Volmar, “Steinbuch” of, [67], [109], [373]
Vulgate, [290], [291], [292], [301]
W
Wada, Dr. T., [vii]
Walker, T. B., [254]
Walpole, Horace, [195]
Ward, Dr. W. Hayes, [vii]
Wedding anniversaries, gems for, [337]
Wenceslaus, St., supposed emerald in chapel of, [259]
Whitby Abbey, [263]
White, Christian symbolism of, [273]
significance of, [30]
worn in Siam, for Monday, [335]
“White sapphire” (corundum), [72]
Wiedemann, Dr. Alfred, [121]
Willemite, [171]
Wissler, Dr. Clark, [vii]
Witherite, [9], [10]
Wood-opal, [50]
World’s Columbian Exhibition, [vi], [51]
Wright, Thomas, [221]
Würtemberg, jet deposits of, [91]
Y
Yahalom, stone of breastplate, [294], [295]
Yarkastein, [146]
Yashpeh, stone of breastplate, [299]
Yellow, Christian symbolism of, [273]
curative effects of, [28]
girdle worn by Chinese emperors, [245]
in occult ritual, [336]
significance of, [29]
stones, therapeutic effect of, [370]
Z
Zebulun, [289], [295]
Zechariah, [294]
Zenochlorite, [360]
Zircon (hyacinth), [238]
Zodiacal gems, [1], [124], [131], [310], [321], [322], [338]-363
stones of the various signs, [345]-347
Zodiacal signs associated with the Twelve Tribes, [314]
names of, in Hebrew, [332]