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RINGS
By GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ, Ph.D., Sc.D., A.M.
THE CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES
Being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in protection, prevention, religion and divination, crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary.
THE MAGIC OF JEWELS AND CHARMS
Magic jewels and electric gems; meteorites or celestial stones; stones of healing: fabulous stones: concretions and fossils; snake stones and bezoars; charms of ancient and modern times; facts and fancies about precious stones.
EACH: Profusely illustrated in color, doubletone and line.
Octavo. Handsome cloth binding, gilt top, in a box. $6.00 net.
Carriage charges extra.
SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES
Treating of the known references to precious stones in Shakespeare’s works, with comments as to the origin of his material, the knowledge of the poet concerning precious stones, and references as to where the precious stones of his time came from.
Four illustrations. Square Octavo. Decorated cloth. $1.25 net.
THE MAHARANI OF SIKKIM (NORTHEASTERN HINDUSTAN)
She wears two gold rings, one set with a turquoise, the other with coral. The peculiar crown of gold, turquoise and coral is that adopted for the queens of Sikkim.
From the necklace of amber beads hangs a gau, or charm box, set with rubies, lapislazuli, and turquoise.
Oil painting by Damodar Dutt, a Bengali artist
Dr. Berthold Laufer’s “Notes on Turquoise in the East,” Chicago, 1913
RINGS
FOR THE FINGER
FROM THE EARLIEST KNOWN TIMES TO THE PRESENT, WITH FULL
DESCRIPTIONS
OF
THE
ORIGIN,
EARLY
MAKING,
MATERIALS,
THE
ARCHÆOLOGY, HISTORY, FOR AFFECTION, FOR LOVE, FOR ENGAGEMENT, FOR
WEDDING, COMMEMORATIVE, MOURNING, ETC.
BY
GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ,
Pƒ.D., Sŕ.D., A.M.
WITH 290 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR, DOUBLETONE AND LINE
PHILADELPHIA & LONDON
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1917
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