The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. CHAPTER I STUDY OF PRECIOUS STONES IN EARLY TIMES5. CHAPTER II THE MOST ANCIENT SCIENCE6. CHAPTER III THE EPHOD OF THE HIGH PRIEST7. CHAPTER IV THE BREASTPLATE OF JUDGMENT8. CHAPTER V INTERPRETATION OF THE BREASTPLATE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY9. CHAPTER VI THE STONES OF THE BREASTPLATE AND THE ZODIAC10. CHAPTER VII OLD LEGENDS11. CHAPTER VIII STONES IN VARIOUS MYTHOLOGIES12. CHAPTER IX STONES AND THEIR STORIES13. CHAPTER X THE GREATEST CHARMS IN THE WORLD14. CHAPTER XI AGATE-AMAZONITE15. CHAPTER XII AMBER—AZURITE16. CHAPTER XIII THE BERYL FAMILY17. CHAPTER XIV BALAS—CRYSOCOLLA18. CHAPTER XV CHRYSOLITE—CRYSTAL19. CHAPTER XVI THE DIAMOND20. CHAPTER XVII SOME FAMOUS AND WONDERFUL DIAMONDS AND THEIR STORIES21. CHAPTER XVIII DICHROITE—IOLITE22. CHAPTER XIX JACINTH—LODESTONE23. CHAPTER XX MALACHITE—NEPHRITE24. CHAPTER XXI OBSIDIAN—ONYX25. CHAPTER XXII THE OPAL26. CHAPTER XXIII THE FLAME QUEEN27. CHAPTER XXIV VARIOUS KINDS OF OPAL28. CHAPTER XXV PEARL29. CHAPTER XXVI PEARL30. CHAPTER XXVII PERIDOT—RUBY31. CHAPTER XXVIII RUTILE—SAPPHIRE32. CHAPTER XXIX SARDONYX—SUCCINITE33. CHAPTER XXX TITANITE—TOPAZ34. CHAPTER XXXI TOURMALINE—ZIRCON35. CHAPTER XXXII STONES IN SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS36. CHAPTER XXXIII FORMS, COMPOSITIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, ZODIACAL CLASSIFICATION, AND PLACES OF ORIGIN37. CHAPTER XXXIV GEMS IN HERALDRY, MAGICAL SQUARES OF ABRA MELIN THE MAGE, CHARUBEL’S GEM INFLUENCES, GEMS OF COUNTRIES38. CHAPTER XXXV THE INEVITABLE LAW OF TRANSMUTATION