Index
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Kunz, George Frederick
Ivan the Terrible and his curative stones, 374, 375
Ivory, 37
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