George Frederick Kunz (Livres)

George Frederick Kunz Livres

Cet auteur a consacré sa vie à la science et au service public. Son travail comprenait la minéralogie et la collecte de minéraux. Il fut le fondateur et le président des Musées des Arts Pacifiques et un défenseur de premier plan de l'établissement du carat international comme unité de mesure pour les pierres précieuses. Il a également organisé une importante collection de gemmes au Muséum américain d'histoire naturelle.

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

304pages
11 heures de lecture

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