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Obsidian, Mexican mirrors of, 204
Oculus Beli, 107
Oculus mundi, 107
Odem, stone of breastplate, 290, 291
Ominous gems, 143-161
Oneirocritica (dream-books), 356
Onyx, 233, 265, 336
gem of Leo, 346
ill-effects neutralized by sard, 107
in breastplate, 276
"Mexican onyx," 251
of St. Elizabeth's tomb, 267
ominous quality of, 159
provoked discord, 98
"Tecalco onyx," 252 Opal, 143-152
black, of New South Wales, 152
Cardanus, 151
fear of the, 121
Hungarian, 145, 146, 148
imitation of, 145
in Scott's "Anne of Geierstein," 143
in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, 150
natural, figuring serpent, 27
October's gem, 144
of Nonius, 144-146
patronus furum, or patron of thieves, 148
Pliny's praise of, 145 Ophiokiolus, 39
Ophthalmius-stone (opal?), 7, 146,148 Opsianus, 39
Orphanusstone (opal?) 146-148 Orthoclase, 50
Otho I of Germany, emerald of, 260 Overbury, Sir Thomas, 155, 156
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Pancharatna, five-gem jewel, 241 Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus, 6,154,
184,
185 Patrick, St., 179 Pausanius, 177 "Peacock stones," 137 Pearls, 69,
230, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 244, 303, 306, 320, 336
breeding, 41 gem of the moon, 348, 349
of Venus, 348 therapeutic effect of, 372 Pellegrinus, Fulvius, 31 Pepper, George H., 92, 112, 113
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Pericles, 373
Peridot, see chrysolite
Perugia, collection of jade artefacts
at, 264 Peter, St., 303, 308
tooth-relic
of, set with gems, 256 Pétrie, W. M. Flinders, 291, 292 Phaëthon, 55
"Pharaoh's eggs," 80 Phenacite, from Colorado, 365 Phenomenal gems, 8,
333, 334 Philip II, of Spain, 263 Philippe Egalité, Duke of Orleans,
sapphire of, 106 Philostratus, 244 Phosphorescence, 169-174 "Piers the Plowman," curative gems
in, 386 Pisces, zodiacal sign, 345 Pitdah, stone of breastplate, 291 Planetary gems, 244, 338-363
controls of, in Lapidario of
Alfonso X, 348 of various planets, 348-351 Planets figured on engraved gems,
355, 356 Plasma, green, 252 Plato, 93 Pleiades 343
Pliny, 13, 66, 67, 80, 92, 100, 108,128, 143, 162, 167, 290, 291, 293, 296. 367, 380 Plutarch, 30, 373 Porphyry, 38
Porta,
Giovanni Battista, 335 Portland, Oregon, Exposition, vi Poujet fils,
316 "Prase" of Alexander, 68 Precious stones, as adornment of goddess
Sri, 239 as eyes of idols, 167, 240 as offerings to Hindu gods,
240, 241 as symbols of the Apostles,
311-314 as symbols of various countries, 363, 364 collected by birds, 21
by seals, 22 consecration of, 45 disease in, 5
for hours of the day, 337 for natal months,, 326-331 for week days, 332-335 for wedding anniversaries, 337
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