Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 22.—Cornelian en-graved: Fig. 23.—Egyptian Ring of Cornelian. the temples of Jupiter and other pagan divinities,to the riches of the same nature which by the 36 PRECIOUS STONES. sixteenth century had accumulated in what wascalled the treasury of Christian churches. Thereis still preserved at Rome an emerald of Peru, sentin homage to the pope after the conquest of thatcountry. It should be remarked, however, thatthese precious stores, originating in the piety of the

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