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CRŒSUS.
Crœsus, gold of, 97. Crowns, ancient, 399. Crudaria, silver-ore, 70. Crystal vases, 174.
------spheres, 170.
------burning-glass, 380.
Cynthia's gems, 131, 167. Cyprian adamas, 23. Czervernitza, opal-mino, 271.
D.
D'Aimant, Pierre, 224.
Dee's 'Dr.) show-stone, 176.
Delphic treasure melted down, 106.
Demoeritus, 1, 327.
Denarius, weight of, 73.
Denys, Tre'sor de S., 409.
Derayai-noor, 35.
Devonshire gems, the, 325 ; emerald,
415. Diamond, first mention of, 19.
------engraved, 29.
------mines, 31, 417.
------in antique rings, 24, 408.
------used by engravers, 26'.
------a poison, 37.
------cutting, 40.
------paste, 369.
------coloured, 415.
Diamant-slipers, 27. Didius Julian, cameo, 306. Domitian's bust in gold, 118. Donner-keil, 154. Doublets, 179.
------intaglio, 358.
Dracontia, diamond, 32.
------how obtained, 128.
Drilling gems, 248. Druid's bead, 27S. Drusillanus, monster dish of, 75. Ducat, standard of, 113. Duchanek, adder-stone, 279.
E.
Ecbatana, palace of, 99. Ectypse scalpturœ, 219. Edward Confessor's shrine, 141, 409.
------sapphire of, 406.
Egmund, shrine at, 151.
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GEISA.
Egyptian pebble, 17.
•-----gold-mining, 100.
------enamel, 295.
------Pacha of, 414.
Electricity of gems, 411. Electrum, native, 95, 116.
------of Homer, 335.
Elizabeth's agate, 417. Emerald, 311 ; false, 321, 326.
------mines of, 317.
------to improve, 323 ; paste, 369.
------largest known, 415.
------Jehan-ghir's, 427.
Emery, 246.
Enamels, 369.
England, crown of, 405.
Enhydros, 182.
Epiphanius, 4.
Erysipelas, cure for, 334.
Exagium Solidi, 121.
Eye-onyx, 342.
Evil-Eye, amulet against, 171.
F.
Fadilla,
Junia's, jewels, 404. Falsification of gems, 178. Fantastic plate, 85.
Farnese vase, 263. Finiguerra, Maso, 77. Fiorino d'oro, 112. Foils, how
made, 215.
------for sards, 299.
Fortuna Seia, temple of, 59.-----Antias,
430.
Fountain, silver, 87. Fountain of Life, 339. France, le grand came'e
de, 305. Francia's nielli, 76. French standard, 113. Fugger buys the
Burgundian jewels, 38.
G.
Galena, 70. Gallic gold, 103. Gallienus, joke of, 355. Gamahuia, 141. Garcias ab Horto, 32. Garnet, 52. Geisa, 402.
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