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Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Sacred Gems written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Claude Lecouteux
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775087
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book A Lapidary of Sacred Stones written by Claude Lecouteux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore that draws on the rarest source texts of Antiquity and the Middle Ages • Reveals the healing and magical virtues of familiar gemstones, such as amethyst, emerald, and diamond, as well as the lore surrounding exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians • Examines bezoars (stones formed in animals’ bodies) and “magnets” that attract materials other than metal • Based on ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources, ranging from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron’s Virtue of Stones Our ancestors believed stones were home to sacred beings of power, entities that if properly understood and cultivated could provide people protection from ill fortune, envy, and witchcraft; grant invisibility and other magical powers; improve memory; and heal the sick from a wide variety of diseases. These benefits could be obtained by wearing the stone on a ring, bracelet, or pendant; through massage treatments with the stone; or by reducing the gem into a powder and drinking it mixed with water or wine. Drawing from a wealth of ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources--from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron’s Virtue of Stones--Claude Lecouteux provides a synthesis of all known lore for more than 800 stones. He includes such common examples as the emerald, which when engraved with the figure of a harpy holding a lamprey in its claws will banish panic and nightmares, and beryl, which when appropriately carved can summon water spirits or win its owner high renown, as well as more exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians and whose center glows like a star. Lecouteux also examines bezoars--stones formed in animals’ bodies--as well as “magnets” that attract materials other than iron, such as gold, flesh, cotton, or scorpions. This comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore, drawn from the rarest sources of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, represents a one-of-a-kind resource for gem enthusiasts and magical practitioners alike.
Author : Charles William King
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Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The natural history, ancient and modern, of precious stones and gems, and of precious metals written by Charles William King and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles William King
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Antique Gems written by Charles William King and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Henry Middleton
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Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Engraved Gems of Classical Times written by John Henry Middleton and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Diane Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031334406X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Gemlore written by Diane Morgan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every culture has developed its own lore of rocks. From the stones of Aaron's breastplate to the foundational rocks of the New Jerusalem, from the creation tales of South America to the blood stones of Burma, gems have taken their place in the mythology and magic of the human race. This book details the lore attached to particular gems. Each chapter covers a particular stone and discusses the gem's geological, historical, mythical, and legendary qualities. A valuable resource for anyone researching symbols, myth, history, or literature, this book also helps science students understand the humanistic context of gemstones and offers social studies students a fascinating view of gems in world cultures. Each chapter covers a particular gemstone, such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. It also covers organic gems, such as pearl, coral, and amber. The chapters discuss the natural history of the stone, including where the gem is found, its value, and its use; the role the gem has played in history, especially for certain famous stones such as the Hope Diamond; and the myths, powers, and legends that have attached to the stone over the centuries. Science students will appreciate the humanistic context the book offers for gemstones, while social studies students will appreciate its consideration of gems across times and places. Students of literature and the arts will welcome the book's attention to gems as symbols, and general readers will find it a fascinating guide to the lore and legend of precious stones.
Author : Duffield Osborne
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Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Engraved Gems, Signets, Talismans and Ornamental Intaglios written by Duffield Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Galen Gillotte
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738704005
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Sacred Stones of the Goddess written by Galen Gillotte and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make everyday magic come alive with the beautiful prose and invocations found in Sacred Stones of the Goddess. This one-of-a-kind guidebook incorporates crystals and semiprecious stones in talismanic magic, combined with guided meditations and prayers to the Goddess. This book includes thirty-five Goddess-centered invocations for a variety of purposes, step-by-step instructions for putting together and using your own thirteen-stone divination set, and instructions for creating and using your own set of Wiccan prayer beads.
Author : Archibald Billing
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781346424767
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins and Medals, Ancient and Modern written by Archibald Billing and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Archibald Billing
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334342844
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (428 download)
Download or read book The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals written by Archibald Billing and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals: Ancient and Modern Another form of seal is the very primitive one of a flattish round chalcedony pebble, with sufficient ground off one edge to afford space for engraving a subject, and a hole being made through the middle to receive a string; as a chalcedony, brought from Nineveh, having a very rough attempt in intaglio of a winged horse, the Phoenician symbol Sometimes the hole was enlarged enough to admit a finger. This shape was sometimes modified by being made of an oblong instead of a circular pebble, and the hole made near the end opposite to the intaglio, - these being evidently formed from chalcedony pebbles of an oblong shape. Some were made approaching a pyramidal shape, but these are of a later date, and present more elaborate lapidary work and we have had modern seals made of much the same form, of amethyst, crystal, and other stones, either bored near the top, to receive a ring, or suspended by a golden or other metallic loop - and these are sufficiently orna mental. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Archibald Billing
Publisher : London : [s.n.]
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Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals, Ancient and Modern written by Archibald Billing and published by London : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1875 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Frederick Kunz
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Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Curious Lore of Precious Stones written by George Frederick Kunz and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Florence Mégemont
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620552981
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals written by Florence Mégemont and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the powerful effects of gems as an alternative therapy for physical, psychological, and spiritual healing • Reveals the physical, healing, and astrological properties of over 70 minerals, along with instructions for maintaining and recharging their powers • Examines the “life” energy of stones, their basic vibratory patterns, and how this energy is used therapeutically to treat various disorders • Shows how to use gems in color therapy and to harmonize the chakras Gemstones have been used for both therapeutic and spiritual purposes since the beginning of time and in all traditions. Used properly, they can contribute to and accelerate healing through the practice of lithotherapy, which uses gems and minerals to restore enzymatic functions, and they can energize spiritual development. Alternative medicines such as homeopathy have given prominence to the therapeutic character of certain minerals, but the use of gemstones in expanding awareness or establishing a holistic, energetic connection with the stone itself have scarcely been brought forward. In this reclaiming of ancient wisdom, Florence Mégemont explores the many potent and beneficial dimensions of the mineral world. Over 70 precious and semiprecious stones are inventoried as to their principal deposits, therapeutic applications, and zodiac correspondences. Readers will discover which physical and emotional disorders can be relieved by using which minerals and--with the application of chakra therapy--which gemstones are indispensable to their spiritual health. While not proposing that lithotherapy is a substitute for traditional allopathic treatment, Mégemont shows that it can be a powerful complement to it. Additionally, stones can act preventively, energizing both our health and spiritual resources to a state of balance and attunement.
Author : Cristina Piacenti Aschengreen
Publisher : Royal Collection Trust
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels written by Cristina Piacenti Aschengreen and published by Royal Collection Trust. This book was released on 2008 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This catalogue is the first comprehensive study of the 328 objects that make up this little-known area of the Royal Collection. The ancient gems and intaglios have been catalogued by John Boardman, and although they are few in number, they include the magnificent Claudius cameo that was once in the collection of Charles I. The later, post-Renaissance pieces have been studied by Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti, and these include the great Tudor portrait cameos, a superb series of Italian sixteenth-century portrait cameos of North Italian 'Beauties', the group of exquisite eighteenth-century Italian carnelians bought by George III from Consul Smith in 1762 and a fine selection of Garter badges, several bearing the signature of the gem-engravers Marchant and Burch." "Close examination by gemmologists has produced an accurate technical analysis of all the stones and settings, and newly commissioned photographs bring out the distinctive features of each piece. Casts are illustrated wherever possible, and close-tip images of signatures, inscriptions and hallmarks support the detailed descriptions in the text. Research into the collection has resulted in new information concerning the mounts of many of the gems, and this is summarised in an illustrated appendix. Also published in full, and for the first time, is the collection of intaglios once owned by Henry, Prince of Wales, which was recorded in a series of wax impressions made by Elias Ashmole at the request of Charles II in June 1660."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Athena Perrakis
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
ISBN 13 : 1631595180
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Crystal Lore, Legends & Myths written by Athena Perrakis and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To access the power of crystals, you must know their stories. Crystal Lore, Legends & Myths presents the fascinating histories and legends of the world's crystals—from the first “mother” civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis through Ancient Egypt, India, Greece, and Rome right up to the present day. Crystals, gems, and semi-precious stones have long been sought for their beauty, power, and utility. Historically used as adornments, currency, talismans, and amulets, crystals have been reputed through the ages to bestow magic and power on the user. However, in order to fully harness each stone’s unique power, one must know the unique legends and lore attached to it. Every stone has a narrative or key that unlocks its power. In Crystal Lore, Legends & Myths, leading crystal expert and metaphysical teacher Athena Perrakis presents the fascinating history of the world’s most powerful stones. Organized chronologically, and anchoring the journey in seminal moments, contexts, and civilizations that played important roles, learn the history, properties, and how to access wisdom from the crystals of: Atlantis and Lemuria; Egypt and Mesopotamia; India; Minoa, Greece, and Rome; Aaron’s breastplate from the Bible; interdimensional awareness; quantum healing; and the zodiac. Among them, discover: Lemurian seed quartz crystals, said to be implanted with wisdom by Lemurian high priests and priestesses set to be activated long after their civilization’s doomed fate. Tourmaline, which, according to ancient Egyptian legend, formed in the center of the Earth before passing through a rainbow on its way to the Sun. Cat’s eye chrysoberyl, which was used for protection among ancient Roman soldiers in battle. In Asia and the Middle East, it is recommended to protect against the evil eye. Pitdah or topaz, which ancient people believed would bring long life and prosperity and carried the illumination of God within, and was the second stone in Moses’s brother Aaron’s breastplate. Crystal Lore, Legends & Myths brings the history of gemstones and crystals to life in a way that honors the magic and mystery of a romance with gems that stretches back millennia. Learn the fascinating stories of how gems and minerals were used to raise power, store wisdom and secret teachings, and give incredible healing—and tap into the powers of the crystals yourself!
Author : Charles William King
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Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Natural History of Gems Or Decorative Stones written by Charles William King and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles William King
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Download or read book The Natural History, Ancient and Modern, of Precious Stones and Gems, and of the Precious Metals written by Charles William King and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
