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Abbas Murza, 214.
Abbé Haüy, views of, 75, 91, 253, 371.
Abbey of St. Dennis, gems of, 236, 320.
Acber, banquet of, 209.
Achille de Sancy, 172.
Adamas, 15, 89.
Adamantine flash, 91.
spar, 393.
Adolphus, marriage of, 123.
Advice of Rabelais, title page.
Agrah diamond, 213.
Ahmed’s ring, 116.
Alaric and his Goths, 121, 122.
Alexander, Emperor, 177.
fêtes of, 115,
helmet, 229.
marriage of, 287,
ring, 289.
Palace, collections of, 146.
Alfred de Vigny, poem on the diamond, 12.
Alla-ud-deen, 209.
Amsterdam diamond cutters, 242.
Ancient gem localities, 48.
gems and regalia, 106.
glass, 323, 325, 351, 352.
monster emeralds, 325.
Anna Ivanovna, Empress, 136.
Anne Boleyn, jewel of, 192.
Antitheses of carbon, 16.
Aqua marines, 318-320.
Arabian romance writers’ fancies on gems, 363.
Asiatic gems, 201.
Assyrians and gems, 369.
Asteria sapphires, 414, 415.
quartz, 416.
Augustus the Strong, gems of, 225.
Aurelian, triumph of, 119.
Austrian gems, etc., 226, 227.

Baba, trial of, 161.
Babinet, views of, 99, 185, 223, 263.
Bahia, mines of, 39, 44, 45.
Baillou’s views on gems, 371.
Baker, Sir Samuel, views, 381, 382.
Barbarossa, Emperor, 226.
Barberini vase, 326.
Barbot, views of, 108, 181, 256, 257, 269, 306.
Bariatinsky, jewels of, 155.
Baron d’ Eschwège, 39.
Batavian display of diamonds, 281.
Begagem mines, 223.
Beke, Dr., account of large diamonds, 214.
Belisarius, triumph of, 125.
Bernier’s estimate of Persian gems, 213.
Berquen, lapidary, 167, 238, 241, 272.
Beryl, 145, 311, 320, 332.
name derived from, 317.
of English Crown, 318.
Beudant, Prof., views of, 99, 398.
Bheen, temple of, 209.
Biot, views of, 72.
Blue beryls of Ireland, 316.
diamond of France, 163.
of Mr. Hope, 189.
of Munich, 226.
Boetius de Boot, views of, 105.
Bohmer, French jeweller, 179.
Bordeaux, architect of Peacock Throne, etc., 219.
Borghis, Hortensio, lapidary, 202, 203.
Brewster, Sir David, views of, 65, 184, 259, 263.
Bronze horses of Venice, 127.
Brunswick, Duke, gems of, 232.
Buchanan, views of, 32, 34, 74.
Buffon’s views, 59, 380.
Burial of Cardinal Borromeo, 290.
Lord Palmerston, 290.
Burning-of-Troy opal, 353.
Byzantium, 129, 130, 139.

Cæsar, ring of, 289.
Cagliostro, 175.
Canopies of the Persians, 26.
Cape de Verde, conglomerate, 61.
Capture of Ctesiphon, 24.
Caravans of the ancients, 26.
Carbon, combinations of, 18.
Carbonado, 45, 89, 104.
Cardinal Borromeo, 233.
Cardinal Mazarin, 242.
Carpet taken at Ctesiphon, 24.
Cascalho, 60.
Cassia oil, refractive power of, 257.
Castellani, collection of, 288, 289, 352.
Catherine, Empress, 153, 155.
Cedrenus, the historian, 128.
Cellini’s value of emerald, 331.
ruby, 427.
Ceraunia, 363.
Cerulean throne of the Nizam, 211.
Ceylon mines, 26, 56, 64, 372.
Chalice of Abbé Suger, 161.
Charlemagne, jewels of, 226, 239.
Charles I., gems of, 194.
Charles VIII. of France, 177.
Charles the Bold, 167, 242.
bogus ruby, 426.
Chladni, 71.
Chosroes, palace of, 126.
Chrysoberyl, 95.
Chrysostom, the historian, 129, 241.
Church regalia, 232-234.
Churches of England, ornaments of, 208.
Cingalese gem miners, 374-378.
Clay as an original deposit, 384.
Claudian’s description of treasures of Theodosius, 114.
Claussen’s views on the diamond, 42, 43.
Cleaveland’s views, 315.
Colesberg Kopje mines, 52.
Coliseum decorated with gems, 119.
Collection of armor, 142.
Collections of the Arabs, 116.
Mamelukes, 117.
Color of fossils, etc., 82.
gems, 82, 99-104.
Comnenus, Emperor, 137.
Conglomerate strata, 60.
Connecticut beryls, 314.
Constantine, 128.
Constantinople, conquest of, 113, 126, 127, 130.
Constituents of perfumes, 19, 205.
Coocha diamond, 205.
Cortez, emeralds of, 294.
Cortez’s presents to Charles V., 296.
Corundum, 368, 378, 388.
Cossacks, 132.
Coster, the lapidary, 184, 223.
Count de Douhet, 45.
Crawford’s estimate of Borneo diamond, 218.
Crown of Anna Ivanovna, frontispiece.
Austria, 227.
Chosroes, 22.
Goths of Spain, 321.
Kazan, 139.
Khan of Tartary, 22.
Lombardy, 321.
Muscovites, 136.
Portugal, 222.
Russia, 143.
Saxony, 226.
St. Stephen, 232, 300.
Victoria, 179.
Vladimir, 137.
Cumberland diamond, 232.
Cuneiform crystals, 369, 370, 378.
Cup of Chosroes, 23.
Theolinda, 326.
Cutting of the diamond, 238.
Kohinoor, 247.
Mogul, 247.
Regent, 247.
Star of the South, 247.
Cystine calculi, change in color, 308, 309.

Daubenton’s ideas of the gems, 371.
Davy, Dr., 394.
De Drèe’s Cabinet, 101.
De Laet, 240.
Delattre, report on the French gems, 158.
Delisle, 172.
Demidoff, Prince, 173.
Despret’s experiments, 265.
Development of insect life, 84.
vegetation, 84.
Devonshire gems, 288.
Diamond, antiquity of, as a gem, 21, 114.
appearance of, in nature, 86.
asteriated, 103.
black, 45, 87, 89, 104.
blue, 103, 163, 164, 222.
bort, 87.
Cascalho, or conglomerate, 60.
celebrated Agrah, 213.
blue, of France, 163.
Daria-i-noor, 205, 213.
De Drèe, 102.
Holland, 232.
Hope, 103, 164.
Kohinoor, 151, 180, 206-208, 214, 263.
Mogul, 181, 202, 205.
Mountain of Splendor, 214.
Munich, 103.
Napoleon, 163.
Nassac, 187.
Orloff, 149, 187, 206.
Paul Pindar, 195.
Pigott, 187.
Polar Star, 154.
Prince Riccia, 102.
red, of Russia, 107.
Regent, 161, 164, 165, 187, 206, 223, 263.
Sancy, 166.
Sea of Glory, 214.
Shah, 150, 205.
Stewart, 55.
Sultan of Mattan, 36.
Sultan’s, 112.
Taj-Mah, 213.
yellow, of Austria, 227.
Chancourtois, views, 69.
cleavage of, 91, 245.
color of, 97, 99, 100-104, 228.
rough diamonds, 257, 258.
comparative brilliancy of, 93, 95.
density of, 94.
Cumberland, Duke of, 191.
cut diamond, 241.
deposition of, 20, 65.
diminutive size of, 26, 27.
dispersive power of, 96.
Du Toits Pan placer, 53.
electric properties of, 88;
hardness, 88, 90, 25.
formation of, 59.
forms of brilliant style, 244, 251.
brilliolette style, 252.
rose style, 244, 251.
table style, 250.
globular forms, 87, 95, 245.
green, 102, 135.
imitations of, 265, 267.
worn by Duchesse de Berri, 268.
influence of, 83.
injured by fire, 256.
in time of Emperor Severus, 22.
Pliny, 15, 22, 26.
localities of Africa, 53.
Algiers, 52.
America, 49, 50.
Arabia, 51.
Australia, 56.
Borneo, 35.
Brazil, 37.
Golconda, 31.
India, 30.
Ireland, 47.
Java, 56.
Russia, 47, 48.
necklace of Rohan, 174.
old English style, 243.
origin of, Arago’s views, 69.
Buffon’s views, 59.
Davy’s views, 69.
Goppert’s views, 65.
Hartt’s views, 44.
Humboldt’s views, 43.
Lavoisier’s views, 68.
Newton’s views, 67.
pans, 62.
phosphorescence of, 88.
physical properties, 85.
pink, 159, 228.
placers, 58.
prismatic display, 91, 96, 244.
purity of, 262.
quantity of, in use, 279, 280.
red, 107, 222.
refraction of, 92, 97.
rough, value of, 274.
specific gravity of, 87.
spiritual properties, 104.
swindle of Arizona, 51.
testing of, 253, 258-264.
value of, 269-282.
yellow, 159, 227.
Diminutive size of precious stones, 392.
Dogni collection, 104.
Dolomieu, views, 70.
Don Antonio, 171.
Duke of Anjou, diamonds of, 240.
Brunswick, diamonds of, 232.
Buckingham, jewels of, 194, 198.
Burgundy, fête of, 241.
Duten’s views of the emerald, 151, 285.

Earl of Effingham, 151.
Eastwick’s account of Persian Treasury, 214.
Eleanor of Provence, jewels of, 191.
Electric properties of diamond, 88.
Elf-bolts, 362.
Elphinstone, British Envoy, 212.
Emerald Isle, 301.
Emeralds, 145-283.
abundance of, in Peru, 291.
ancient, 285-291.
at Dresden, 301.
at Florence, 300.
Kandy, 302.
Leiden, 301.
Madrid, 302.
Munich, 301.
Rome, 301.
Vienna, 301.
carved by the Mexicans, 294.
color and composition of, 304, 305, 307, 308, 315.
derivation of name, 290.
engraved by Carlo Costanzi, 302.
found by Maj. Pearse, 304.
given to Hortense, 299.
Napoleon, 299.
imitations of, 321-327.
in times of Queen Elizabeth, 297.
localities of Africa, 331.
Finland, 327.
France, 327.
in ancient times, 330, 331.
Norway, 327.
United States, 309.
Siberia, 328.
South America, 306, 327.
Tyrol, 329.
mentioned by Heliodorus, 285.
Pliny, 285, 287.
of Dhuleep Singh, 301.
Duke of Devonshire, 301.
Charlemagne, 299.
Cortez, 294.
Emperor Jehangir, 302.
French crown, 300.
Mustapha of Tunis, 297.
Pedro II., 11, 145.
Prince of Virianagram, 302.
Princess of Bariatinsky, 304.
Queen of Navarre, 297.
Rudolph II. at Dresden, 298.
Runjeet Singh, 304.
Russia, 298.
Shrine of Loretto, 301.
Sultan of Turkey, 300.
pillage in Mexico and Peru, 296.
of Marshal Junot in Spain, 303.
of Marshal Lannes in Spain, 303.
price of, at various times, 331, 332.
rarity of, 291.
sent by Elizabeth to Henri IV., 299.
supply of, 329.
the Great Mother, 297.
Empress of Austria, gift to the Archduke, 229.
Enamels of the ancients, 215.
Englehardt, 47.
English clergy, magnificence of, 200.
Engraved gems, 14, 288, 289, 320, 351, 418, 424.
abundance of, 421.
Esterhazy, jewels of, 229-232.

Fairs of Armenia, 26.
gems, etc., in Ceylon, 385.
Russia, 386.
Ferishta, historian, 202, 211.
Fêtes of Alexander, 25.
Fitchburg beryls, 313.
Florentine diamond, 227.
Francis I., emerald of, 296.
Franka, Dr. Nello, 65.
Freaks of nature, 79.
French Regalia, 158.
display of, in 1855, 166.
inventory of, in 1791, 159.
in 1810, 162.
in 1849, 162.
stolen, 160.

Garcias, 33.
Gem engraving, 239, 240.
Fair’s of Ceylon, 385.
Fairs of Russia, 386.
mining in Ceylon, 374-378.
Gems as abodes of spirits, 364.
meaning of, 392,
of Palace of Tezcuco, 293.
Genseric, pillage by, 124.
Gifts to Charles V., 295.
Girasole sapphires, 414.
Glass gems, 267.
ancient, 267.
Globular forms of minerals, 385.
petrifactions, 73.
Glorious Masque, pageant of, 193.
Glyptic art, 417.
Godoy, 173.
Gold nuggets, deposition of, 75.
placers, 76.
of Danube, 78.
of Tesino, 78.
Gomara, chronicles of, 295, 296.
Goppert’s views of gems, 65.
Gothic and Grecian forms, 81.
treasury at Toledo, 123.
Gouttes d’eau, topaz, 95.
Grandson, battle of, 169.
Graphite, production of, 266.
Great Harry, jewel, 193.
Great Mogul diamond, 181, 186, 202-206.
Green diamond of Dresden, 225.
garnets, 327.
prase, 326.
sapphires, 413.
stones sought for by primitive man, 286.
Greenockite, 93.

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