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George Frederick Kunz

    Este autor dedicó su vida a la ciencia y al servicio público. Su trabajo abarcó la mineralogía y la recolección de minerales. Fue el fundador y presidente de los Museos de las Artes Pacíficas y un defensor líder del establecimiento del quilate internacional como unidad de medida para gemas preciosas. También curó una importante colección de gemas en el Museo Americano de Historia Natural.

    The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
    • 2024

      The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

      • 304 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      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