ENGLISH

Magical jewels of the middle ages and the renaissance particularly in England

By Joan Evans

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon Press
Year
1922
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (32747434 bytes)
Pages
284\284
Time added
2019-01-18 14:07:48

Description

Includes bibliographic references and indexes. "Discusses belief in the virtues of gemstones and jewels from ancient periods into the 17th and 18th centuries, with emphasis on its manifestations in England. [...] Gems and precious stones are mentioned throughout, and specific virtues as have been assigned to them. Scarce."-​-​Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 1965. Untitled......Page 2 Title......Page 5 THE CAMPION PENDANT......Page 8 Untitled......Page 9 PREFACE......Page 11 CONTENTS......Page 13 Table of content......Page 14 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 15 INTRODUCTION......Page 19 I MAGICAL JEWELS AND GEMS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD......Page 23 II THE EARLIER CHRISTIAN LAPIDARIES......Page 39 11l LAPIDARIES OF SPAIN AND THE NEARER EAST......Page 48 A The Rise of Modern Literature : Mediaeval Popular Lapidaries.......Page 61 B The Influence of the Church : Christian Symbolic Lapidaries.......Page 82 C. The Growth of the Universities : Mediaeval Scientific Lapidaries.......Page 90 V MEDIAEVAL ASTROLOGY: LAPIDARIES OF ENGRAVED GEMS......Page 105 A Precious Stones and Engraved Gems......Page 120 B Inscribed Jewels......Page 131 C Reliquaries and Jewels decorated with Religious Subjects......Page 147 A Lapidaries of Precious Stones......Page 154 B Lapidaries of Engraved Gems......Page 170 VIII MAGICAL JEWELS OF THE RENAISSANCE......Page 181 IX THE AGE OF CRITICISM; THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES......Page 200 A (p. 21).......Page 211 III. De Allectorio.......Page 212 VI. De alabastrite.......Page 213 X. De Corallo.......Page 214 XIII. De Chelonite.......Page 215 XVII. De chrisolito.......Page 216 XIX. De eliotropio.......Page 217 XXL De exebenio.......Page 218 XXII. De emaiite.1......Page 219 XXVI. De Galaciide.......Page 220 XXVII. De Gagate lapide.......Page 221 XXXI. De Liguro.......Page 222 XXXIV. De Magnete.......Page 223 XXXV. De Mnonio......Page 224 XXXVIII. De Geratite 35......Page 225 XXXIX. De Orite.......Page 226 XLIV. Depantheros.......Page 227 XLVII. De Saphiro.......Page 228 L. De Crisito.......Page 229 B (p. 78).......Page 230 C (p. 81).......Page 236 D (p. 91). [List of 67 stones.]......Page 239 E (p. 102).......Page 251 F (p. 104).......Page 255 Untitled......Page 262 G......Page 267 List......Page 268 List......Page 269 List......Page 270 List......Page 271 List......Page 272 B......Page 273 List......Page 274 List......Page 275 List......Page 276 List......Page 277 List......Page 278 List......Page 280 Chapter......Page 283 11. BROOCHES WITH MAGICAL INSCRIPTIONS......Page 139 III. RINGS WITH MAGICAL INSCRIP'ITONS......Page 143 IV. PENDANTS OF MAGICAL STONES i. ‘The Right Elatrop.’ 2 Aetites.......Page 190 Untitled......Page 263 Untitled......Page 264 Untitled......Page 265

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