SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES***

E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously provided by the Posner Memorial Collection at http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner

Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 16055-h.htm or 16055-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/0/5/16055/16055-h/16055-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/0/5/16055/16055-h.zip)

Images of the original pages are available through the Posner Memorial Collection. See http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/books/book.cgi?call=553_K96S_1916

SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES

by

GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ, Ph.D., A.M., D.Sc.

* * * * *

THE CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES

Being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in protection, prevention, religion and divination, crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary.

THE MAGIC OF JEWELS AND CHARMS

Magic jewels and electric gems; meteorites or celestial stones; stones of healing; fabulous stones, concretions and fossils; snake stones and bezoars; charms of ancient and modern times; facts and fancies about precious stones.

EACH: Profusely illustrated in color, doubletone and line. Octavo. Handsome cloth binding, gilt top, in a box. $6.00 net. Carriage charges extra.

SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES

Treating of the known references to precious stones in Shakespeare's works, with comments as to the origin of his material, the knowledge of the poet concerning precious stones and references as to where the precious stones of his time came from.

Four illustrations. Square Octavo. Decorated cloth. $1.25 net.

MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES COMEDIES, HISTORIES, & TRAGEDIES

Published according to the True Originall Copies

[Illustration: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Engraved by Martin Droeshout for the First Folio of 1623, wherein the plays were first assembled. Reproduced from a copy of this Folio owned by the New York Public Library. The original measures 7-1/2 x 13 in., or 20 x 33 cm.]

LONDON

Printed by Isaac Laggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623.

* * * * *

SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES

Treating of The Known _References_ of _Precious Stones_ in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the _Poet_ Concerning _Precious Stones_, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from

The Author

GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ PH.D., Sc.D., A.M.

Honorary President of the Shakespeare Garden Committee of New York City; Vice President of the Permanent Shakespeare Birthday Committee of the City of New York; Member of the Executive Committee of the New York City Tercentenary Celebration; Member of the Mayor's Shakespeare Celebration Committee of New York.

With Illustrations

Philadelphia & London Imprinted By J.B. L...

Show full text: 119,730 characters