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George Frederick Kunz

    Dieser Autor widmete sein Leben der Wissenschaft und dem öffentlichen Dienst. Seine Arbeit umfasste Mineralogie und die Sammlung von Mineralien. Er war Gründer und Präsident der Museen der Friedenskünste und ein führender Verfechter der Etablierung des internationalen Karats als Maßeinheit für Edelsteine. Außerdem kuratierte er eine bedeutende Sammlung von Edelsteinen im American Museum of Natural History.

    The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
    • The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden

      Discover the magical and practical properties of gemstones with this classic work by America's first professional gemologist, George Frederick Kunz.Drawing on his wide-ranging research into the occult and magical properties of gemstones, George Frederick Kunz produced a treasure trove of a book that covers ideas about precious and semi-precious stones from around the world. With tables of correspondences and sections on scrying and astrological uses of stones, omens regarding certain stones, and how gemstones were seen historically around the globe, this is a fascinating work of impressive scope.Learn about the history of gemstones and how they have been Within fortune-telling and for their magical properties For their astrological associations In rituals, as symbols and talismans

      The Curious Lore of Precious Stones