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Gems - in folklore, mythology, & religion

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    The Middle English ʻBoke of Stones' : the Southern version / edited by George R. Keiser.

    | Date: 1984
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    The curious lore of precious stones : being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination, crystal gazing, birthstones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal and planetary / by George Frederick Kunz, with 86 illustrations in color, doubletone and line.

    | George Frederick Kunz | Date: 1913
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    Gems in myth, legend, and lore / Bruce G. Knuth.

    | Knuth, Bruce G. | Date: [1999]

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