Gemma (lapis) Exempla gemmarum | Nexus interniTabula navigationis

Augenda a mense Decembri 2018Mineralia


lapidesmineraliapetrificataepulchritudinempretiumreligiosamecclesiasticisnaturalibusvitro picto








Hanc paginam intra 3 menses augere oportet. Cuique paginae opus est: lemmate paginae nomine congruente; textu, qui rem definit notabilitatemque eius exprimit; fonte externo certo; nexibus internis ex hac pagina et ad hanc paginam ducentibus.
Plura ... DEENFR


Lapides politi.


Gemmae sunt lapides pretiosi aut mineralia aut res petrificatae quae aptae sunt ad ornamenta sumptuosa fabricanda. Gemmae magni aestimantur propter pulchritudinem ac raritatem et perfectionem; species ergo magnopere pretium dictat gemmarum. Gemmae olim erant divisae in genera duo: lapidum pretiosorum et semipretiosorum. Pretiosi erant lapides maximae raritatis, quibus significationem religiosam tribuebant et in ornamentis ecclesiasticis collocabant.


Nunc nonnullae gemmae fabricantur in laboratorio, quae discerni ab naturalibus non possunt; sunt autem adulterinae gemmae quae e vitro picto fiant.



Post marmorum genera gemmae sequuntur, quae multum auro decorem tribuunt venustate colorum. Primordia earum a rupe Caucasi. Fabulae ferunt Prometheum primum fragmentum saxi eius inclusisse ferro, ac digito circumdedisse iisque coepisse anulum atque gemmas. Genera gemmarum innumerabilia esse traduntur, e quibus nos ea tantum quae principalia sunt, sive notissima, annotabimus. Gemmae vocatae, quod instar gumi transluceant. Pretiosi lapides ideo dicti sunt, quia chare valent, sive ut a vilibus discerni possint, seu quod rari sint. Omne enim quod rarum est, magnum et pretiosum vocatur.

– Isidorus Hispalensis , Etymologiae




Exempla gemmarum |



  • Achates

  • Adamas

  • Aegyptilla

  • Alabandina

  • Alectria

  • Alexandrites

  • Amethystus

  • Anthracites

  • Apsyctos

  • Aquamarina

  • Asterites

  • Astrios

  • Baroptis

  • Belioculus

  • Beryllus

  • Calcedonius

  • Callaica

  • Carbunculus

  • Chalazias

  • Chalchosmaragdus

  • Chelidonia

  • Choaspites

  • Chryselectrus

  • Chrysoberyllus

  • Chrysolampis

  • Chrysolithos

  • Chrysopis

  • Chrysoprasius

  • Chrysoprasus

  • Ceraunium

  • Citrinus

  • Corallium

  • Cornalina

  • Crystallus

  • Cyanea

  • Cynaedia

  • Dionysias

  • Dracontites

  • Droselytus

  • Ebur

  • Epimelas

  • Exhebenus

  • Galactites

  • Haematites

  • Heliotropium

  • Hexecontalithus

  • Hormesion

  • Hyacinthus

  • Iaspis

  • Iris

  • Lapis lazuli

  • Lychnites

  • Lyncurius

  • Malachites

  • Magatama

  • Margarita

  • Medea

  • Melichlorus

  • Mesomelas

  • Myrrhites

  • Mitrydax

  • Murrina

  • Nephrites

  • Obsidius

  • Onyx

  • Opalus

  • Orca

  • Paederos

  • Panchrus

  • Phlogites

  • Prasius

  • Pyrites

  • Rhodites

  • Sagda

  • Sandasirus

  • Sapphirus

  • Sardonyx

  • Sardius

  • Sardus

  • Selenites

  • Smaragdus

  • Solis

  • Succinum

  • Syrtites

  • Topazium

  • Trichrus

  • Turcosa

  • Veientana

  • Veneris crinis


Nexus interni


  • Anulus

  • Corona

  • Lapidarium


Popular posts from this blog

Saint-André (Pyrenaeus Orientalis) Nexus interni Nexus externi | Tabula navigationisOpenStreetMapGeoNames66168De hoc commune apud cassini.ehess.frHuius communis pagina interretialisAmplifica

Was Objective-C really a hindrance to Apple software development? Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Was there any commercially available graphical interfaces before the apple Lisa?What was the first language with regexes?Unknown Apple to VGA adapterWhat was this Apple external CRT monitor that looked like an iMac G3?A good method for formatting a modern device in HFS (Not HFS+)What Apple computers are shown in this MacBook Pro Reveal video?Help identify old Apple game from 80s (Apple II, Apple IIGS)First language designed to be embedded?What exactly did Sony contribute to the original Apple PowerBook?How was it back then in 1984, when the Apple II had color, and the new Macintosh didn't?

Index Asteroidum 16001-17000 Tabula navigationis