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 planetaryKunz, George Frederick
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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
Kunz, George Frederick
Gems; Gems -- Folklore
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., 14th 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
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