Index
Reading edition
A
Aaron, 102, 277, 300, 310, 318
Abdul Hamid, Sultan, 139
Abraham, diamond of, 377
luminous stones in his city, 161, 276
Abrasax (Abraxas), 126-130
meaning of name, 127
Acrostics expressed with stones, 359-362
Adamas (diamond?), 39, 95, 157, 163
of high-priest, 278
Adam’s Peak, Ceylon, gems from, 75
Adelbert, St., 164
Ælian, 161
Ætites, 34
Agalmatolite, 48
Agate, 51-54, 132, 236, 237, 265, 296, 305, 336
amulets in the Soudan, 54
amulets of, cut in Idar and Oberstein, 54
banded, 39, 233, 296
coral, for an air-ship, 53
eye-agates and “Aleppo Stones,” 39, 149, 150
gem of Gemini, 346
of Mercury, 350
of Venus, 349
in breastplate, 276
with veinings figuring diadem, 267
Agatharcides, 66
Agricola, Georgius, 141
Agrippa, Cornelius, 181, 335, 336
Aḥlamah, stone of breastplate, 297
Air-ship, with coral agate, 52, 53
Alabaster, 35, 36
Alaric, 283
“Albert,” “Le Grand,” “Le Petit,” treatises on stones, 18
Albertus Magnus, 7, 17, 68, 77, 78, 146, 387
Albite, 48
“Aleppo Stones,” 149
boil, 149
Alexander the Great, 68, 96, 125
Alexander II of Russia, 54
Alexandria, 125, 126, 130
Alexandrite, 54, 55
cat’s-eye, 334
Alfonso X, “Lapidario” of, 63, 348, 376
Alford, Henry, 304
Allanite, from Virginia, 366
Almandine garnet, 37, 59, 293
Amazonite, from Maine, 365
Amber, 34, 55-58
in deposits of Stone Age, 55, 57
in Mycenæ, 57
origin of, 55, 56
therapeutic effect of, 372
with initials naturally marked, 57, 58
Amboin, 62
American Museum of Nat. Hist., vi, vii, 219, 234, 249, 254
Amethyst, 37, 119, 134, 145, 237, 243, 244, 297, 303, 305, 336
as antidote to drunkenness, 58, 371
as symbol of St. Matthias, 313
gem of Jupiter, 348
of Pisces, 345
in breastplate, 276
legend of, 58, 59
ring of St. Valentine, 257
symbolism of, 269
Amulets, Alexandrian, 125-129
Assyrian, of seven stones, 230
attraction of astral influence to, 340
Burmese, 266
canon on, at Council of Laodicea, 42
Chinese, of five stones, 40
directions for preparing, 39
Egyptian, 38, 226-229
etymology of word, 22
for heart, 227-229
for horses, 130
Gnostic, 125-129
in Austro-Prussian War, 25
in Russo-Japanese War, 25
Japanese, called magatama, 265
Jewish, 43
of five stones, pancharatna, 241
of nine stones, naoratna, 241, 242-245
origin of, 19-24
sailors’, 38, 39
with head of Alexander the Great, 131
Amymone, image of, in emerald, 139, 140
Andalusite, 47
Andreas, bishop of Cæsarea, on apostles’ stones, 311, 313
Andromeda, image of, on gem, 140
Angels, 275
guardian of the months, 326-332
guardian, stones dedicated to, 339, 340
nine orders of, 314
twelve, 303
twelve guardian, 322
“Anne of Geierstein” and the opal, 143
Anthrax (carbuncle), 162
Apocalyptic gems, significance of, 305
Apollonius of Tyana, seven rings of, 244
Apostles, lists of the twelve, 304
stones of, 303-306
Aquamarine (beryl), 299, 320
therapeutic effect of, 387
Aquarius, zodiacal sign of, 345, 353
Aquinas, St. Thomas, 17
Aragonite, 251
Aries, zodiacal sign, 341, 342, 345, 353
Aristotle, pseudo-, 160, 163
Arsinoë, wife of Ptolemy II, 67, 93
Artemisia vulgaris, 212
Artemidorus, 356, 357
Ashmole, Elias, 167
Assher, 289, 300
Asteria, 106, 107
Astral stones, 321, 338-363
fixed stars controlling, 351, 352
images of constellations on, 352-355
influence of stars on, 338, 339
Athene of Phidias, 167
Aubrey, John, 196
Augustine, St., 126, 282
Augustus, 342
Auto-suggestion, 3
Aventurine, 48
Axinite, 48
Azchalias of Babylon, 80
“Azoth” of Paracelsus, 6
Azur-malachite, from Arizona, 364
B
Babylonian axe-head, 233, 234
cylinders, 121-123, 204
Bacchus and Amethyst, 58, 59
Baccio, Andrea, 158
Bacon, Roger, 182, 183
Baelz, Dr. Erwin, 265
Balas-ruby, 64, 349
Ball, Dr. Valentine, 76
Baltic Coast, amber of the, 56
Bareketh, stone of breastplate, 291, 292
Barium sulphate, 9
Bartolomæus Anglicus, 91, 94, 104, 150
Basalt, 227
Basilides, 126, 129
Basilidian gems, 126-130
Batman, Stephen, 150
Bela IV of Hungary, emerald in ring of, 77, 78
Belgium, jet in cave deposits of, 92
Belisarius, 283
Belucci collection of worked jade at Perugia, 264
Belucci, Prof. Giuseppe, vii
Benitoite, from California, 364
Benjamin, 289, 297
Benoni, Rabbi, 72
Berenice, mother of Ptolemy II, 67
Berlin Museum, 36
Berthelot, Pierre Eugène Marcellin, 174
Beryl, 39, 59, 60, 119, 133, 134, 234, 236, 237, 299, 303, 305, 313, 320, 336
as symbol of St. Thomas, 312
gem of the moon, 348
of Scorpio, 347
in breastplate, 276
Bes, god, image of, 36
Bejazet II, 154
Bezoar, 340
Birth-stones, see Natal Stones
Black, Christian symbolism of, 273
in occult ritual, 336
symbolism of, 32
Black opal of New South Wales, 152
Blake, W. W., vii
Blessington, Countess of, verses on opal, 143
Bloodstone, 133
causing tempests, 60
checking hemorrhages, 28
figuring blood of Christ, 267
gem of Aries, 345
in Leyden papyrus, 61
therapeutic effect of, 370, 390, 391
Blue, Christian symbolism of, 273
gems in dreams, 357
significance of, 31
silver, worn in Siam for Friday; dark for Saturday, 335
Bologna stone, 168
Bondaroy, Jean de la Taille de, 5
Book of the Dead, 38, 86, 225, 227, 228, 229, 290, 297
Book of Wings, Ragiel’s, 132
Boot, Anselmus de, 56, 65, 106, 109, 110, 271
Borgia, Card. Stefano, 234
Borneo, breeding pearls in, 42
Boyle, Robert, 169, 170, 171, 391
Braddock, Dr. Charles, vii
Breastplate of high-priest, 16, 120, 231, 307, 308, 309, 310, 319
stones of, 275-302
names of, in ancient lists, 301
probable modern names of, 301
Breastplate of Judgment, 16
Buddha, 238
Buddhabhatta, 71, 73
Budge, Dr. Ernest A. Wallis, vii, 227
Burgh, Hubert de, 44
Burke, Capt. John G., 202
Burma, amulets of, 266
Burton, Sir Richard Francis, star-sapphire of, 106
C
Cæsar, Julius, 341
Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo), 198
Cairo Museum, 38, 201, 297
Calamine, religious use of, 271, 272
Calculus, renal, curious poem on, 384
California Midwinter Mem. Mus., San Francisco, vi
Californite, 323
Callais, 108
Cancer, zodiacal sign, 346, 354
Canrobert, Marshal, faith in amulets, 25
Cantimpré, Thomas de, 17, 59
Capricorn, zodiacal sign, 342, 347
Carbuncle, 33, 39, 145, 162, 168, 174, 243, 292, 305, 343, 357, 372
as symbol of Christ’s sacrifice, 61
brought by serpent, 62
gem of Venus, 348
in breastplate, 276
Carcinia, 34
Cardano, Girolamo, 52, 70, 78, 83, 98, 151, 160, 264
Carnelian, 6, 36, 37, 119, 124, 133, 226, 227, 229, 265, 290, 291, 319
Arabic inscription on, 63
engraved with zodiacal signs, 341
figures engraved in, by Israelites, 120
gem of Virgo, 346
of the Sun and Venus, 348
Goethe’s praise of, 62
identified with odem-stone of breastplate, 120
Mohammed’s seal-ring of, 64
Napoleon’s seal of, 64
Oriental use against envy, 63
therapeutic effect of, 370
Carrington, Hereward, vii
Catherine de’ Medici, girdle of, set with talismanic stones, 317
Cat’s-eye, 65, 238, 242, 243, 244
alexandrite, 334
chrysoberyl, 333
quartz, 334
Cellini, Benvenuto, 154
Celonite, 134
Ceraunia, 34, 134, 162
Cernowitz, Hungary, opals of, 148
Cethel, 140
Ceylon, 54, 65, 75, 165, 252, 324
Chalazia (rock-crystal), 34
Chalcedony, 39, 65, 122, 134, 265, 303, 305, 313, 372
as symbol of St. Andrew, 312
gem of Capricorn, 347
Chalchiuhatl, “water of precious stones,” in Aztec, 40
Chalchiuitl (jadeite?), 247, 251
Charles I of England, 262
Charles V of France, 388
Charles V of Germany and the turquoise, 24
Charles XII of Sweden, 57
Chau Ju-Kua, 165
Chaucer, Geoffrey, 43
Chelonites, 34
Chiastolite (macle) as religious symbol, 270
therapeutic effect of, 270
Childeric, crystal ball of, 219-221
Chinese amulets, 40, 84-87
Chin T’sang Khi, of loadstone, 95
Chirocrates, 93
Chlorastrolite, from Minnesota, 365
Chlorophane, luminescence of, 172, 173
Christ, blood of, figured in bloodstone, 267
colors symbolical of his sacrifice, 274
foundation stones symbols of, 313
head of, naturally figured in quartz, 267, 268
natural images of, in stones, 266, 267, 268, 269
sacrifice of, symbolized by amethyst, 269
Chromium oxide, 10
Chrysoberyl, 54, 65, 313
cat’s-eye, 333
Chrysolampis, 164
Chrysolite, 29, 133, 291, 297, 303, 305
as symbol of St. Bartholomew, 312
from the “Serpent Isle,” 66
gem of Libra, 346
of the Sun, 347
in Cologne Cathedral, 66
statue of Arsinoë in, 67
Chrysoprase, 11, 37, 67, 265, 303, 305, 313, 316, 319
as symbol of St. Thaddeus, 312
of Alexander the Great, 68
Chrysostom, John, 125
Cicero, his daughter’s emerald, 31
Claudian, 94
Clavijo, Ruy Gonzalez de, 266
Cleandro, Arnobio, 165, 372
Clemens Alexandrinus, 309
Clement VI, 389
Clement VII, 342, 378
Clerc, Dr. G. O., vii
Cock, the, on amulets, 137
Cologne, chrysolites in cathedral of, 66
Color, Christian symbolism of, 273, 274
of gems and vestments for each day of the week in Siam, 335
symbolism of, 29-33
therapeutic effect of, 27-29, 33, 370
Confucius and musical jade, 87
Consecration of precious stones, 44, 45
Constantine, King of Greece, star-sapphire in sword-hilt of, 334
Constantine the Great, 136, 286, 373
Constellations, symbols of, in engraved gems, 352-355
Coral, 40, 68, 69, 236, 237, 238, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246
gem of Venus, 348
red, superstition in regard to, explained, 160, 161
therapeutic effect of, 372
Cornelius à Lapide (Van den Steen), 280
Corundum, 39, 252, 344, 372
Council of Laodicea, canon on amulets, 42
Countries, gem of, 363, 364
Crocidolite (Krokidolite), 360
Cronstedt, Axel Frederic, 271
Crookes, Sir William, 172
Cross, monogrammatic, 136
of Christ, found by St. Helena, 286
Crusades, 66
Crux ansata, 135
Crystal ball, called “Currahmore Crystal,” 223
from Madagascar, 217
in Grüne Gewölbe, Dresden, 223
in sepulchres, 219-222
Japanese, 217, 218
of Childeric, 219-221
Crystal gazing, 176-224
Ctesiphon, sack of, 284, 285
“Currahmore Crystal,” 223
Cyanite, 49
Cyanus, 119
Cylinders, Assyro-Babylonian, 121-123, 204
“Cyrianides,” Greek treatise on stones, 16
D
Damigeron, 15, 90, 104, 132, 140, 141
Damour, A., vii
Dan, 289, 297
Days of the week, ritual gems worn in occult ceremony, 336
gems of the, 332, 333
Dee, Dr. John, 189-196
Delhi, 79
Demantoid, 49
Dendrite, 360
Diamond, 10, 28, 32, 69-76, 234, 236, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 269, 280, 281, 294, 344, 348, 375
as natal stone, 308, 320
breeding, 41, 72
combustion of, 71
“Diamond Throne,” 238
elmêshu in Assyrian (?), 231
gem of reconciliation, 70
of the Sun, 349
of Winter, 323, 326, 327
in breastplate, 276
medicinal use of, 153
names of Hindu castes given to, 71, 73
paleness sign of infidelity, 157
Sanskrit names of, 343
secured by birds, 75, 176
symbolism of, 235
talismanic effect of various shapes of, 154
Talmudic legend of, 74
therapeutic effect of, 386-389
used as poison, Bejazet II, Paracelsus, Cellini, Sir Thomas Overbury, 154-156
“Diamond Throne,” 238
Diana and Amethyst, 59
Diaspore, 47
Didius Julianus, Emperor, 178
Diodorus, Bishop of Tyre, 16
Diodorus Siculus, 66, 298
Dionysius Periegetes, 298
Dioptase, gem of the Congo, 363
Dioskorides, Greek gem-engraver, 342
Disease in precious stones, 5
Dolce, Ludovico, 18
Domitian, 341
Donnerkeil, 162
Draper, Mrs. Henry, vii
Dreams, books of, ancient, 356, 357
meaning of precious stones seen in, 356-358
E
Ebers Papyrus, 367, 368, 388
Echites, 34
Edda, 146
Edward III of England, 387
Edward VI of England, 98
Egmund Abbey, luminous stone of, 164
Elæolite, 47
Electrum, 37, 295
Elizabeth, Queen of England, 150, 189, 374
Elizabeth, St., 268
luminous stone in shrine of, 165
ring of, 165
Emerald, 28, 34, 68, 76-79, 90, 132, 145, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 242, 280, 293, 303, 305, 313, 336, 349, 372
as burnt offering, 255
as symbol of St. John, 312
blinding of serpent by, 158
engraved, of Ismenias, 139, 140
gem of Cancer, 346
of Jupiter, 348
of Spring, 323, 324
in breastplate, 276
in Revelation, 304
luminous, in tomb of Hermias, 167
of Isabella da Este, 31
of Mt. Zabara, Nubia, 292, 324
of Otho I of Germany, 260
of Tullia, 31
one adored by ancient Peruvians, 247, 248
(supposed) cup in Genoa, 258, 259
therapeutic effect of, 370, 375, 379-382
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 24
Engraved gems as talismans, 115-142
Envy, Oriental use of carnelian against, 63
Ephod of high-priest, 276, 277
Ephraim, 288, 289
Epidote, 360
Epiphanius, St., 16, 67, 157, 278, 295, 311, 313
Epitaphs illustrating symbolism of gems, 272, 273
Erasmus, Desiderius, 34
Eridanus, 56
Essonite, 359
Euclase, 47
Euphrates, 68
Europa, 33
Eusebius, 373
Evax, 15, 59
Evil Eye, 39, 42, 54, 72, 106, 107, 137, 138, 139, 148, 150
Eye-agates, 39, 149, 150
Ezekiel, 231, 275, 314
F
Farrington, Dr. Oliver C., vii
Fay, Mons du, 170, 171
Feavearyear, A. W., vii
Feits’ui (Imperial jade), 83, 85
Feldspar, 229, 292
Ferez, Dr. Paul, 33
Fetichism, 19, 26, 37
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, vi, 51, 66
Fire-opal, 47
Flint, Dr. Earle, 86
Fluorescence, 169-174
Fluorspar, 9, 67
Foundation stones, 307, 310-314, 316, 317
associated with apostles, 303-306
with Twelve Tribes, 314
Fowlerite, from New Jersey, 365
Francis I of France, 342
Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, 57
G
Gabelchover, Wolfgang, 158, 380
Gad, 289, 299
Gadolinite, 49
Gagates, 49
Galactides, 49
Galen, 300, 376, 385
Galopetræ, Cretan seals, 123
Garcias ab Orta, 153, 166, 167
Garnets, 265, 316
almandine, 37, 59, 293
as bullets, 33
engraved, 133
gem of Aquarius, 345
therapeutic effect of, 370
Gem-city of Dwaraka, 236
of Kusavati, 236
described by Lucian, 237
Gemini, zodiacal sign, 346, 354, 355
“Gemma Augustea” of Vienna Collection, 342
Genlis, Mme. de, of “Le Saphire Merveilleux,” 105
George V of England, 288
Geranites, 34
Gesner, Conrad, 252, 259
Gesta Romanorum, 35
Gimma, Giacinto, 29
Glanvil, Joseph, 197
Gnostic gems, 126-130
Goethe, Wolfgang von, 62, 187
Gomara, Francisco Lopez de, 254
Gonelli, Giuseppe, 65, 379
Gonzaga da Este, Isabella, emerald of, 31
Goodrich-Freer, Miss, 208, 209
Gratacap, Dr. L. P., vii
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
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
Jet, 39, 91, 92
in burials of Pueblo Bonito, 92
in palæolithic remains, 91
of Whitby, 263, 264
John, St., 275, 303, 311
Jordansmühl, Silesia, largest mass of European jade found at, 250
Joseph, 288, 289, 295
Josephus, Flavius, 277, 278, 283, 285, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296, 297, 301, 307, 309, 310
Juba, 66
Judah, 289, 293
Junot, Marshal, and the emerald, 262
Jupiter, god, 341
planet, 32, 33, 243, 336, 348, 353, 354, 355, 372
Justinian, 283
K
Kaldoun, Ibn, 181
Kalpa Sutra, 238
Kazwini, Al, 74
Khusrau II, 284
King, Rev. C. W., 283, 342
Knopf, 253
Konrad of Megenberg, 17, 45, 141
Koran, 111, 275
Fourth Heaven of carbuncle in the, 61, 349
Korea, national emblem of, 265
Krishna, 241
Kunzite, 171, 323
L
Labradorite, 360
Labrets, 252-254
Lane, E. W., experiments in crystal gazing, 205
Lang, Andrew, 180, 181, 210
Lapidaries, gods of, in ancient Mexico, 255
Lapidario, of Alfonso X, 63, 348, 376
of Marbodus (in French), 15
of Philippe de Valois, 102
of Sir John Mandeville, 71, 72, 103, 109
Lapis Armenus, 388
Lapis crucifer (staurolite), 271
Lapis-lazuli, 36, 37, 38, 92, 93, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 245, 294, 319, 336
gem of Venus, 348
image of Ma (Truth) of, 119, 122, 229, 293
therapeutic effect of, 370, 388
Lapis nephriticus (nephrite), 264
Laufer, Dr. Berthold, vii
Leczinska, Marie, 320
Leishmania tropica, 149
Lenormant, François, 233
Leo, zodiacal sign, 29, 341, 346, 354
Leonardo, Camillo, 18, 51, 58, 132
Leopold I of Germany, 221
Lepidolite, 48
Leshem, stone of breastplate, 295, 296
Levi, 288, 289, 292
Leyden papyrus, praise of bloodstone in, 61
Libra, zodiacal sign, 212, 346, 354, 355
Life in precious stones, 5
Ligure, in breastplate, 276, 295, 319
“Lithica,” poem on gems, 51, 90, 94, 163, 178
Litteromancy, 16
Llewellyn, King of Wales, 44
Loadstone, 10, 81, 93-97, 134
court decision in regard to, 96
statue of Arsinoë to be held suspended by, 93
statue of Venus of, 94
symbolical names for, 95
used as charm by Alexander the Great, 96
where first found, 93
Lodge, Sir Oliver, 214, 215
Lorenzo del Escorial, San, monastery of, gems in, 263
Lorraine, northern, jet from, 92
Loreto, Santa Casa di, 174, 262, 267
Los Cerrillos, N. M., turquoise from, 111, 112
Louis XIV, 221
Luca ben Costa, 291
Lucian, 177, 237
“Lucky stones” (gypsum), from Niagara Falls, 80
Luminous stones, 101, 174
in Abraham’s city, 161, 276
of Astarte, 163
of Egmund Abbey, 164
of Emperor Manuel’s throne, 166
of Henri II of France, 166
of King of Siam, 62
of Noah in the Ark, 161, 276
of St. Elizabeth’s shrine, 165
tale of, by Ælian, 161, 162
“Lunar-stone,” 168
Luther, Martin, 294
tale of amulet vender by, 45, 46
Lychnus or lychnitis (a spinel?), 162, 163, 357
Lydian stone, 163
Lyncurius, 56, 295
M
Macon, Ga., court decision about loadstone, 96
Maeterlinck, Mme., 76
Magatama amulets of Japanese, 265
Magical influences of stones, 3, 5, 6, 7, 42
Magnes, reputed discoverer of loadstone, 93
Magnet Cove, Ark., loadstone from, 96
Maharatnani, five chief gems of the naoratna, 242
Malachite, 8, 37, 299
as a child’s amulet, 97
to protect from Evil Eye, 137
to protect from falls, 97
mines of, 97
Manassah, 288, 289
Mandeville, Sir John, 71, 72, 103, 109
Manuel, Emperor, throne of, 166
Marbodus, 15, 51, 59, 70, 104, 164, 377
Marguerite de Valois, 5
Mars, the god, 81, 94, 140, 341
planet, 187, 243, 338, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355
Martial, St., jeweled gloves of, 257
Matrix-emerald, 226, 227
Medusa, head of, on talisman, 124
Meleager, 56
Mendès, Mme. Catulle, 26
Mentzel, Christian, 168
Mercury, the god, 257, 341
planet, 123, 242, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355
typical of green, 31
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 86, 130, 342
Meyer, Dr. A. B., viii
Meyers, J. L., 292, 299
“Mexican onyx,” 251
Meyer, Prof. A. B., 250
Michael, St., 257
Microcline, 50
Mithridates the Great, 80
Mizauld, Antoine, 98, 166
Mohammed’s carnelian seal-ring, 64
Moldavite, 360
Monardes, 390
Montfaucon, Bernard de, 220
Month, Hindu list of gems of the, 331
natal stones of the, 326-333
Moonstone, 8, 320, 334
as gift for lovers, 98
in India, 97
waxing and waning with moon, 98
Morales, 343
Morgan, J. Pierpont, vi, 254
Morgan Collection, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vi, 66
Morgan-Tiffany Collection, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 106, 233
Morganite, gem of Madagascar, 364
Moryson, Fynes, Gent., 174
Moser, Consul General, vii
Moses, 278, 280, 286
Moss-agate, 48
Müller, Max, 269
Multan, India, idol of temple at, 240
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, vi
Mother-of-pearl, therapeutic use of, 239
Mycenæ, amber at, 57
gems from, 204
Myrmecites, 34
N
Naharari, on gems, 386
Names, initials of, figured by precious stones, 47-50
Naoratna, nine-gem jewel, 231, 241, 242-245
names of, in various tongues, 244
occult use of gems in, 244
Naphtali, 298
Napoleon’s carnelian seal, 64
Napoleon I, 64, 260, 309
Napoleon III, 64, 142
Natal stones, vi, 1, 307-337
list of, from various sources, 315
proposed new listing of, 317-321
selected from precious stones produced in the United States, 323
National Museum, Washington, vi
Natrolite, 50
Navajos, rain-making gods of the, adorned with coral and turquoise, 246
Neandross, Sigurd, Maori warrior by, 254
Nebo, god, image on cylinder, 123
Necklace, Egyptian, 36-38
of Vesta, 235
Nephrite, see jade
Nephritfrage, viii, 249
Neptune, god, 341
New Jerusalem, 236, 275, 302-306
foundation stones of, 307, 310-314, 316, 317
New South Wales, black opal of, 152
New Zealand jade, 87-90
Nicander, 93
Nicias, 56
Nicols, Thomas, 7, 142
Ninib, god, image on seal, 35
Noah, luminous stones of, in the Ark, 161, 276
Nodes, ascending and descending, 243
Nonius, opal of, 144-146
Nophek, stone of breastplate, 292
Nordenskjöld, Baron Nils Adolf Erik, 54
Novaculite, from Arkansas, 364
Nuttall, Mrs. Zelia, 86
O
Oberstein, Germany, gem-cutting at, 54, 218, 219
Obsidian, mirror of Dr. Dee, 196
Mexican mirrors of, 204
Oculus Beli, 107
Oculus mundi, 107
Odem, stone of breastplate, 290, 291
Ominous gems, 143-161
Oneirocritica (dream-books), 356
Onyx, 233, 265, 336
gem of Leo, 346
ill-effects neutralized by sard, 107
in breastplate, 276
“Mexican onyx,” 251
of St. Elizabeth’s tomb, 267
ominous quality of, 159
provoked discord, 98
“Tecalco onyx,” 252
Opal, 143-152
black, of New South Wales, 152
Cardanus, 151
fear of the, 21
Hungarian, 145, 146, 148
imitation of, 145
in Scott’s “Anne of Geierstein,” 143
in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, 150
natural, figuring serpent, 27
October’s gem, 144
of Nonius, 144-146
patronus furum, or patron of thieves, 148
Pliny’s praise of, 145
Ophiokiolus, 39
Ophthalmius-stone (opal?), 7, 146, 148
Opsianus, 39
Orphanus-stone (opal?), 146-148
Orthoclase, 50
Otho I of Germany, emerald of, 260
Overbury, Sir Thomas, 155, 156
P
Panchratna, five-gem jewel, 241
Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus, 6, 154, 184, 185
Patrick, St., 179
Pausanius, 177
“Peacock stones,” 137
Pearls, 69, 230, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 244, 303, 306, 320, 336
breeding, 41
gem of the moon, 348, 349
of Venus, 348
therapeutic effect of, 372
Pellegrinus, Fulvius, 31
Pepper, George H., 92, 112, 113
Pericles, 373
Peridot, see chrysolite
Perugia, collection of jade artefacts at, 264
Peter, St., 303, 308
tooth-relic of, set with gems, 256
Petrie, W. M. Flinders, 291, 292
Phaëthon, 55
“Pharaoh’s eggs,” 80
Phenacite, from Colorado, 365
Phenomenal gems, 8, 333, 334
Philip II, of Spain, 263
Philippe Egalité, Duke of Orleans, sapphire of, 106
Philostratus, 244
Phosphorescence, 169-174
“Piers the Plowman,” curative gems in, 386
Pisces, zodiacal sign, 345
Piṭdah, stone of breastplate, 291
Planetary gems, 244, 338-363
controls of, in Lapidario of Alfonso X, 348
of various planets, 348-351
Planets figured on engraved gems, 355, 356
Plasma, green, 252
Plato, 93
Pleiades, 343
Pliny, 13, 66, 67, 80, 92, 100, 108, 128, 143, 162, 167, 290, 291, 293, 296, 367, 380
Plutarch, 30, 373
Porphyry, 38
Porta, Giovanni Battista, 335
Portland, Oregon, Exposition, vi
Poujet fils, 316
“Prase” of Alexander, 68
Precious stones, as adornment of goddess Sri, 239
as eyes of idols, 167, 240
as offerings to Hindu gods, 240, 241
as symbols of the Apostles, 311-314
as symbols of various countries, 363, 364
collected by birds, 21
by seals, 22
consecration of, 45
disease in, 5
for hours of the day, 337
for natal months, 326-331
for week days, 332-335
for wedding anniversaries, 337
individuality of, 26
in high-priest’s breastplate, 235-306
life in, 5
magical virtue of, 5-8, 44, 45
meaning of, seen in dreams, 356-358
names of, used as adjectives, 12, 13
used by Shelley, 13
used in typography, 12
of Mohammedan heavens, 349
perfume of, 376
principal, found in various States of the Union, 364-366
religious use of, 235-274
sex of, 40, 41, 42
symbolizing initials of names 47-50
therapeutic effect of, 367-391
to express acrostics, 359
worn by Chinese mandarins to designate rank, 256
Prehnite, 365
Preston, Richard, curative sapphire of, 387, 388
Price, Prof. Ira Maurice, 233
Procopius, 283
Psellus, 381
Ptolemy II, Philadelphus, 67, 93
Pueblo Bonito, relics from, 81, 92, 112, 113
Pueblo Indians, 81, 92, 112
Punamu, New Zealand jade, 87-90, 254
Puranas, 236, 241
Pyrites, Aztec mirrors of, 99
“fools’ gold,” 99
Pyrope, 34
Q
Quartz, 122, 145, 298
cat’s-eye, 334
“Questions of King Melinda,” extract from, 235
R
Rabanus Maurus, 305, 314
Rabelais, 349
Radium, 381
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 383
Raziel, Book of, 132
Read, Sir Charles Hercules, vii
Red, Christian symbolism of, 273
gems in dreams, 357
in occult ritual, 336
significance of, 30
stones, therapeutic effect of, 370
worn in Siam for Sunday, 335
Sea, chrysolites from island in, 66
Reinach, Dr. Salomon, vii
Rémusat, Abel, 300
Reuben, 289, 291
Revelation, book of, 236, 275, 295, 302, 303, 304, 307, 310, 311, 318
Rhodolite, from North Carolina, 365
Rhodonite, gem of Russia, 364
Ridgeley, Prof. W., 203
Rig Veda, of seven ratnas, 243
Ring of elmêshu-stone, 231
engagement, combining all favorable influences, 362
Gyges, 7
St. Elizabeth, 165
St. Valentine, 257
Rings set with scarabs, 119
seven, of Apollonius of Tyana, 244
with initials, 359
Rock-crystal, 10, 122, 133, 217, 236, 244, 265, 292, 336
as religious symbol, 100
Aztec skull of, 100, 101
gem of Aries, 347
of the moon, 348
god Maya’s tank of, 237
humorous tale of, 101
temples of, in China, 101
used as fetich by Cherokees, 254
“Roman de la Rose,” magic stones in, 43
Rosicrucians, 269
Rostand, Edmond, 138
Rubellite, 360
Ruby, 10, 26, 33, 40, 101-103, 124, 133, 234, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 280, 292, 343, 372, 375, 381
as natal stone, 308, 316, 319, 320, 335
curative effects of, 28
embedded in flesh by Burmese, 103
gem of Capricorn, 347
of Mars, 348, 349
of Summer, 323, 324
of Taurus, 343, 347
in dreams, 357
lost and regained brilliancy, 159
luminosity of, 101, 102
luminous, of King of Ceylon, 165, 166
of Pegu, 165
of St. Elizabeth, 165
names of Hindu castes given to, 102
ominous, of Gabelchover, 158
therapeutic effect of, 370
Rudolph II of Germany, 5, 189, 343
Rumphius, Georg Eberhard, 62
Ruskin, John, on crystals, 46
Rutile, 50
S
“Sacro Bambino” of Rome, 260, 261
“Sacro Catino” of Genoa, 258, 259
Sagittarius, zodiacal sign, 342, 347, 354
Sahagun, Bernardino de, 247, 251, 390
Sailors’ amulets, 38
Salisbury, John of, 183
Sapphire, 31, 32, 40, 102, 104-107, 124, 133, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 280, 293, 296, 303, 305, 313, 320, 336, 375
as antidote for poisons, 104, 105
as symbol of St. Paul, 312
called “Le Saphire Merveilleux,” 105
gem of Autumn, 323, 325
of Jupiter, 348
of Saturn, 349
of Taurus, 346
of Venus, 348
great star-sapphire of Morgan-Tiffany collection, 107
in breastplate, 276
in ecclesiastical rings, 104, 371
named from Hindu castes, 344
pavement of God’s throne, 275
procures favor of Saturn, 344
Sanskrit names of, 344
star-sapphire of Sir Richard Burton, 106
tables of the Law of, 104
therapeutic effect of, 370, 386-389
Sappir, stone of breastplate, 293
Sard, 107, 305
as symbol of St. Philip, 312
a foundation stone, 303
in breastplate, 276, 290
Sardonyx, 290, 292, 303, 305, 313, 319, 320
as symbol of St. James, 312
Saturn, planet, 32, 243, 330, 344, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355
Saxo, Arnoldus, 59
Scarabæus sacer, 115, 116
Scaraboid seal, 122
Scarabs, Egyptian, 115-119, 132, 140, 227, 228, 229
Schliemann, Heinrich, 57
Scorpio, zodiacal sign, 340, 342, 347, 352, 355
Scott, Sir Walter, 143, 183
Seals, Babylonian, 121-123
Cretan, 123
one of Napoleon, 64, 142
Seasonal gems, 323, 324
“Seeress of Prevorst,” 9
Selenite, 336, 349
Sendal, Nathaniel, 57, 58
Sentiment, 8, 9
for each day of week, 332-335
for each month in connection with natal gems, 326-331
Septuagint, 290, 291, 297, 298, 301
Serapis, image of, in talisman, 124
“Serpent Isle,” 66
Serpentine, 108, 121, 122, 229, 252, 291, 298
Sex in gems, 40, 41, 42, 72
Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night” of opal, 150
Shamash, Assyrian sun-god, 233
Shamir (emery), 278, 294
Sheard, Virna, 12
Shebo, stone of breastplate, 296
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 13
Siam, King of, luminous carbuncles of, 62
Siegstein, or “Victory Stone,” 106
Signorelli, Luca, 390
Simeon, 289, 291
Sin, Assyrian moon-god, 92
Sindbad the Sailor and diamonds, 75
“Sleeping-stone,” 163, 164
Smaragdus (emerald), 291
Sodalite, gem of Canada, 363
Solomon, King, precious stones of, 78
Sophia, St., in Constantinople, 266, 283
Sophocles, 56
Soudan, agate amulets in the, 54
Sources, literary, 13-18
Spartianus, 178
Specularii, 183, 184
“Speculum lapidum” of Camillo Leonardo, 18
Spener, John Jacob, 159
Spessartite, from Virginia, 366
Sphalerite, 171
Spinel, 10, 102
therapeutic effect of, 370
Spodumene, 48
Star-ruby, 334
Star-sapphire, 8, 106, 107
in sword-hilt of King of Greece, 334
Staurolite Fairy Stones, plate
Staurolite, religious symbolism of, 271
Steatite, 265
Stone Age, amber in deposits of, 55
idols of, 23
“Stone of Destiny,” 107
“Stone of Forgetfulness,” 35
“Stone of Hate,” 35
“Stone of Love,” 35
“Stone of Memory,” 35
“Stones of Power” in Scottish regalia, 183
Stones with natural images, 266-269
Storchstein, 162
Suetonius, 341
Sumerian magic formula, 35
Sunstone, 366
Superstition, v, 1-5, 8, 9
Swastika emblem, 135, 265
Sylvester, St., stone, 258
Sympathy and antipathy, doctrine of, 24
T
Tabari, 286
Tagore, Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun, viii
Takowaya, Russia, alexandrite found in the, 54
Talismanic gems, 1, 42, 52, 124, 322
girdle of Catharine de’ Medici set with, 317
of the hours, 337
of the months, 326-331
of the week, 332, 333
Talismans, etymology of word, 23
from New Caledonia, 23
of jade favored by Mohammedans, 246
see amulet, and separate stones
temple gifts as, 241
Talmud, 71, 73, 275, 306, 377
Tamerlane, ruthlessness of, 32
Tarshish, stone of breastplate, 297, 298
Taurus, zodiacal sign, 341, 342, 343, 346, 353, 354
Tavernier, Jean Baptiste, 260
Taw Sien Ko, vii
“Tecalco onyx,” 252
Teifashi, Ahmed, 75, 104, 158, 381
Tempe, Arizona, turquoise in ruins of Los Muertos near, 112
Tetragrammaton, 182
Thayngen, Switzerland, jet of, 91
Theophrastus, 290, 293, 299, 370
Thomas, N. W., 180
Thomsonite, 365
Thoth, 16
Thothmes II, talisman of, 120
Tiberius, 342
Tiffany, Charles L., 172
Tiffany & Co., 172
Tiffany Collection, 106, 219
Titus, 283, 289
Topaz, 40, 133, 238, 242, 243, 244, 245, 291, 297, 298, 303, 305, 313, 344
as symbol of St. Matthew, 312
gem of Sagittarius, 347
in breastplate, 276
therapeutic effect of, 372, 389
Topazos, island of, 67
Totten, Lieut., on Hebrew tribes, 288
Tourmaline, 320, 321
gem of New England, 364
Trees bearing precious stones, 232
Kalpa tree, 238
Trevisa, John of, 105
Triboluminescence, 173
Tritheim, Abbot, 181
Trocadéro, Paris, 99
Tullia, daughter of Cicero, emerald of, 31
Turquoise, 6, 37, 64, 108-114, 336, 345, 375
Apache name for, 113
as natal stone, 308, 320
De Boot’s tale of a, 109, 110
fading of, indicating illness, 24, 26, 114
from Los Cerillos, N. M., 111
from Pueblo Bonito, N. M., 112, 113
from Los Muertos, Arizona, 112
gem of Jupiter, 348
Persians’ praise of, 111
protecting from falls, 24, 26, 109, 110
strikes the hour, 111
talismanic virtues of, 114
usually worn by men in 17th century, 111
with Aztecs, 247
with Navajos, 246
Tyszkiewicz Collection, 234
U
Umiña, emerald goddess of Peruvians, 247, 248
United States, principal gem-stones found in various States of the, 364-366
Uparatnani, four minor gems of the naoratna, 243
Urim and Thummim, 231, 277, 282, 283, 287
Utahlite, 361
V
Vajra, “the thunderbolt,” Sanskrit name of diamond, 239, 343
Valentine, St., ring of, 257
“Valley of Diamonds,” 74, 75
Varro, 22
Vasari, 390
Venus, goddess, emerald dedicated to, 28
planet, 243, 336, 344, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355
represented by blue, 31
Verrall, Mrs. A. W., 211
Vespasian, 283
Vesta, necklace of, taken by Serena, 235
Vesuvianite, 50
“Victory Stone,” 68
Violet, Christian symbolism of, 273
symbolism of, 32
Violet-blue, curative effects of, 33
Virgin Mary, 30, 130, 175, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 273
rich decorations of statue of, at Loreto, 262, 263
Virgen del Sagrario, Toledo, emerald of, 261, 262
Virgo, zodiacal sign, 341, 346
Vishnu, 236, 241
Voiture, his letter on curative use of jade, 383, 384
Volmar, “Steinbuch” of, 67, 109, 373
Vulgate, 290, 291, 292, 301
W
Wada, Dr. T., vii
Walker, T. B., 254
Walpole, Horace, 195
Ward, Dr. W. Hayes, vii
Wedding anniversaries, gems for, 337
Wenceslaus, St., supposed emerald in chapel of, 259
Whitby Abbey, 263
White, Christian symbolism of, 273
significance of, 30
worn in Siam, for Monday, 335
“White sapphire” (corundum), 72
Wiedemann, Dr. Alfred, 121
Willemite, 171
Wissler, Dr. Clark, vii
Witherite, 9, 10
Wood-opal, 50
World’s Columbian Exhibition, vi, 51
Wright, Thomas, 221
Würtemberg, jet deposits of, 91
Y
Yahalom, stone of breastplate, 294, 295
Yarkastein, 146
Yashpeh, stone of breastplate, 299
Yellow, Christian symbolism of, 273
curative effects of, 28
girdle worn by Chinese emperors, 245
in occult ritual, 336
significance of, 29
stones, therapeutic effect of, 370
Z
Zebulun, 289, 295
Zechariah, 294
Zenochlorite, 360
Zircon (hyacinth), 238
Zodiacal gems, 1, 124, 131, 310, 321, 322, 338-363
stones of the various signs, 345-347
Zodiacal signs associated with the Twelve Tribes, 314
names of, in Hebrew, 332
FOOTNOTES:
List of Frontispiece stones
Five Asteria—Star Sapphires, Ceylon
Ruby—Asteria—Ceylon
Sunstone, Perth, Canada
Moonstone—with white light—Ceylon
Moonstone—bluish chatoyancy—Ceylon
Iris—Brazil, South America
Alexandrite—Green, Ceylon
Cat’s Eye—Ceylon
Alexandrite—Red by artificial light—Ceylon
Precious Opal—Hungary
Fire Opal, Queretera, Mexico
Black Opal—Lightning Ridge, New South Wales