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Albertus (Cont.). De Vertutibus herbarum, lapidum animalum, etc. Various editions.
____ Les admirable secrets d' Albert le grand, etc. Lyon,
1758 Contains extracts from the works of Albertus Magnus, relating to the magical and medicinal prop­erties of gems.
Alcot (T.). Gems, talismans, and guardians. New
York, 1886.                             
Andrada (M. d')- An account of the diamonds of Brazil. [In Nicholson's Journal, L, 1797, 24.]
ANTiDOTARio de Fea D. d'E. Napoh (Naples), 1639 A treatise on pharmacy, containing a few accounts of the virtues of gems.
Argenville. Traité de l'Oryctologie Paris, 174<X
Argenville (A. J- D. d'). De l'Histoire Naturelle eclaircie dans deux de ses parties principales: la Lithologie et la Conchologie. Paris, 1742.
Aristotle. His works, especially the Meteorology and Wonderful things heard of . Aristotle was born about 384 B.c., and died about 322 B.C.
------. Lapidarius. [De novo G«co translatas Lucas
Brandis] Regia Mersbourg (Merseburg), 1473.
ARNALDUS de Villanova. Chymische schriften, etc [Trans-lated bv Johannem Hippdamum.] Wien (Vienna), 1742 See also: Hermetischer Rosenkranz, Pretiosa Margarita, Manget, Theatrum Chemicum etc:. The several writings of this alchemist (also called Villano-vanu« Arnald Bachuone, A. de Villeneuve, and Arnaldus Novicomensis) contain much concerning the occult medicinal, and other properties of gems.
Arnobio (Cleans). De Tesoro delle Gioie, trattato maraviglioso. Venit. (Venice), 1602.
ATHANAEUS. Deiphriosophistm [Banquet des Philosophes^, translated by Dalechamp. Paris, 1873.
Aubrey (J ) Miscellanies. London, 1857. Contains an account of the use of the beryl in divination.
Avicenna (Abou-Ali-Alhussein-Ben Adloulah) Car nonnes Mediän*. [Lat reddit.] Ven , (Venice), 1843. Contains material relating to the medicinal and magical virtues of gems.