George Frederick Kunz

Preface

Contents

Illustrations

I Superstitions and Their Sources

II On the Use of Precious and Semi-Precious Stones as Talismans and Amulets

III On the Talismanic Use of Special Stones 36 Agate

IV On the Use of Engraved and Carved Gems as Talismans

V On Ominous and Luminous Stones

VI On Crystal Balls and Crystal Gazing

VII Religious Uses of Precious Stones, Pagan, Hebrew, and Christian.

VIII On the High-Priest's Breastplate

IX Birth-Stones

X Planetary and Astral Influences of Precious Stones

XI On the Therapeutic Use of Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

Index

Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and ligatures have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

Chapter and some section headings, together with dropped capitals are printed in a black-letter font in the original. This has not been replicated.

Huntilite, in the index, possibly refers to Heliolite in the text, but it is not clear which is intended.

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A list of the 16 stones is found here