The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Lapidary
12016-03-28T14:42:41-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52811plain2016-03-28T14:42:41-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
This page is referenced by:
12016-03-27T11:01:47-07:00Precious Gems7plain2016-03-30T19:47:44-07:00The mentions of gemstones in the Letter borrow recall descriptions of the New Jerusalem in the biblical Book of Revelation (specifically Revelation 21). The symbolic values ascribed to these gems draw heavily on medieval lapidaries, which provided information on the uses and virtues of precious stones. More likely than not, these stones were thought be of Eastern origin.
