The Natural History of Pliny, Volum 6H. G. Bohn, 1857 |
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Side 427 - The name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced ; or else, according to some authorities, in the fact that in their purple there is something that falls short of a fiery colour, the tints fading off and inclining to the colour of wine. All these stones are transparent and of an agreeable violet colour, and are easy™ to engrave. Those of...
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