The Magic of Jewels and Charms
by George Frederick Kunz
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About this eBook
- Author
- Kunz, George Frederick, 1856-1932
- Title
- The magic of jewels and charms
- Credits
- Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Amulets -- Folklore
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 66583
- Release Date
- October 21, 2021
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The Magic of Jewels and Charms
- 2.Preface
- 3.Contents
- 4.Illustrations — I Magic Stones and Electric Gems
- 5.II On Meteorites, or Celestial Stones
- 6.III Stones of Healing — Agate — Beryl — Carbuncle — Chalcedony — Coral — Corundum — Diamond — Emerald — Hematite — Jacinth — Jade — Jasper — Jet — Lapis Armenus — Lapis Lazuli — Malachite — Median Stone — Onyx — Pyrite — Rock-crystal — Sapphire — Topaz
- 7.IV On the Virtues of Fabulous Stones, Concretions and Fossils
- 8.V Snake-Stones and Bezoars
- 9.VI Angels and Ministers of Grace — ITEM DEPOSITIO MARTIRUM [494] — VERSES ON SAINTS’ DAYS AT VARIOUS SEASONS OF THE YEAR. [508] — SAINTS’ DAYS
- 10.VII On the Religious Use of Various Stones
- 11.VIII Amulets: Ancient, Medieval, and Oriental
- 12.IX Amulets of Primitive Peoples and of Modern Times
- 13.X Facts and Fancies about Precious Stones
- 14.Index
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