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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones Being a description...

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Monogram of the Name of Christ Engraved on an Onyx Gem
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Two Gold Rings Set with Engraved Onyx Gems
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The “Orphanus Jewel” in the German Imperial Crown
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Title Page of Robert Boyle’s Work on the Origin and Virtues of Gems
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Title Page of a Group of Treatises by Various Authors, Collected and Edited by Conrad Gesner at Zürich in 1565
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The Hebrew High-priest Attired with his Vestments
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The Breastplate Unfolded, I, II; Ephod with Breastplate Folded and Attached, III
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Title Page of the Edition of Marbodus on Precious Stones, Published in Cologne, 1539
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Carnelian, Engraved with the Zodiacal Signs, Taurus, Leo and Capricorn; in the Centre a Six-rayed Star, the Form of one of these Rays Denoting a Comet

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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, Project Gutenberg eBook #57978

Contents I Superstitions and Their Sources