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Manual descriptive of a collection of talismans engraved on stones and metals of various countries and epochs, illustrative of what man has worn for his protection from accident and disease

also, ancient gems, Babylonian cylinders, Persian seals, etc. : being part of the important glyptic collection of Maxwell Sommerville

by Maxwell Sommerville & University of Pennsylvania. Department of Archaeology

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English

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Traditions: Ritual magic and grimoires

Subjects: Talismans, Amulets

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  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Amulets” and “Talismans”. Retained metadata contains “Talismans” in the title, “Amulets” in the subject metadata, “Talismans” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • Amulets· via Open Library
    • Talismans· via Open Library
    • Talismans· in title
    • Amulets· in subject
    • Talismans· in subject
    • Talismans· in edition title

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also, ancient gems, Babylonian cylinders, Persian seals, etc. : being part of the important glyptic collection of Maxwell Sommerville

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1889University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Archaeology and PaleontologyEnglishNo ebook

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