Isidore Kozminsky

Foreword by Gurudas

First written in 1922, this book provides a comprehensive format on the folklore of gemstones. Quartz crystals, tourmaline, pearl, and lapis lazuli are just some of the many gemstones examined in this book. Over 100 different crystals and gemstones are examined. How individual gemstones have long been used in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East provides a constant theme throughout the book.

Topics reviewed include:

Astrology and gemstones

Gemstones in Shakespeare’s plays

Gemstones in heraldry

Gemstones associated with different countries