[Sca-cooks] Precious stones to ward off evils

[Adele de Maisieres]

Suey wrote:

>Reviewing the precious stones the only ones I have worn in rings to ward 
>off evil in medieval Spain are: agatha, crisopraza, coral, diamond, 
>emerald, garnet, jacinth or hyacinth, mannera? (unidentified precious 
>stone), L. /manus/, hand + arium (ario [relating to the hand]), mustika 
>bezoar pearls, quartz, ruby, serpentine and sard or carnelian. Funny 
>there are 12. What were the 12 stones Apocalipsis 21:20?
>

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all 
manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, 
sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the 
eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the 
eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.


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Adele de Maisieres

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