widenerlibrary:Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades v
widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades valued for rarity and curative properties. c.1630. Part of Cassiano dal Pozzo‘s “paper museum,” called “one of the most significant attempts before the age of photography to embrace human knowledge in visual form.” Amazing Rare Things, 2007 -- source link