The Curious Lore of Precious Stones / Being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination. Crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary

by George Frederick Kunz

[56] Kropatschek, “De amuletorum apud antiquos usu,” Gryphiæ, 1907, p. 16.

[57] Cardani, “Philosophi opera quædam lectu digna,” Basileæ, 1585, p. 323. “De gemmis.”

[58] Rumphius, “Amboinsche Rariteitkamer,” Amsterdam, 1741, p. 308.

[59] Goethe Westösterlicher Divan I, Segenspfänder.

[60] “Lapidario del Rey D. Alfonso X,” codice original, Madrid, 1881, fol. 77, p. 49.

[61] Hendley, “Indian Jewellery,” London, 1909, p. 158.

[62] Arakel, “Livre d’histoire,” chap. liii; transl. in Brosset, “Collection d’historiens arméniens,” St. Pétersburg, 1874, vol. i, pp. 544, 545.

[63] Josephi Gonelli, “Thesaurus philosophicus, seu de gemmis,” Neapoli, 1702, p. 112.

[64] “Gemmarum et lapidum historia,” Lug. Bat., 1636, p. 230.

[65] Agatharcides, “De Mare Erythræo,” §2. The topaz of the ancients was unquestionably the gem commonly called chrysolite at present (olivine, peridot).