| 单词 | lapis lazuli |
| 例句 | A carnelian bracelet cuff one time, a choker with lapis lazuli beads another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I went to Grandma’s bible, desperate, but it didn’t matter how many rosehips I put in my tea, how much lapis lazuli I hid under my pillow, I couldn’t get rid of the rage. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The raw pigments used for paints fascinated her: dried buckthorn berries for green, shellfish for purple, precious lapis lazuli for blue. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Here was a street paved in lapis lazuli, the carved facades of buildings rising up on either side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z High rooms he saw ahead, airy and luminous as though with lusters of the sun and moon, bronze-paneled walls, at several distances, making a vista, with an azure molding of lapis lazuli. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A red gold fox poked its shining snout out from his breastplate through a circle of lapis lazuli flowers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her lapis lazuli pendant dangles from her neck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In Maria’s time, the best blue paint powder was made from ground lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone, which produced a beautiful clear blue but was also very expensive. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She caught the sheen of lapis lazuli tiles that must have been brilliant in their day. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But she admits that it is “as antiquated as grinding up lapis lazuli to make paint.” Prints for the Cyberage 2010-04-12T10:20:00Z They are colored with dyes made from natural sources, like vegetables and crushed lapis lazuli, and slowly hand-woven, at a pace of weeks per square yard. An Afghan Bazaar Parachutes Into Washington 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z His eyes are in part heavenly lapis lazuli, in part impenetrable quartz. ‘Swan Song’ Review: Udo Kier, on His Own and Fabulous 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Also here are examples of faience, a blue-green paste made from crushed quartz or sand and often substituted for the more precious turquoise or lapis lazuli. Art Review: Partnerships and Power Shifts Between Two Mighty Lands 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z It was also, for centuries of Western art history, the most expensive color, produced from rare lapis lazuli. Seeing Color: A Matter of Nature, or Culture? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z For instance, “In the Middle Ages, lapis lazuli cost more by weight than saffron or gold and, for this reason, was usually reserved for the garment of the Virgin Mary.” For the juiciest gossip on Renaissance artists, listen to Giorgio Vasari 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Goldsmiths, mainly in Lhasa, used coral, amber, lapis lazuli and pearls on hoop earrings, on prayer-bead strands and on boxes for amulets meant to ward off gossip, infertility, disease and bullets. Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z But equally remarkable, for Babcock, is the gold garment pin displayed nearby, which would have held amulets and cylinder seals, like the one carved from lapis lazuli found on Puabi’s body. In Search of Enheduanna, History’s First Named Author 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Other materials in his collection include pewter, copper, turquoise, agate and lapis lazuli. When Form Meets Function: Cuff Links Throughout the Centuries 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Above, King Tut looks off into the distance, his beard braided with lapis lazuli. Layers of Flaky Dough, and History, at King Tut Pie 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Nader Tehrani, principal of the architecture firm NADAAA, has designed the new space, using elements that reflect the materials of the exhibited artworks, such as the deep blues of lapis lazuli seen in Sumerian designs. Met Museum to Renovate Its Ancient Near East and Cypriot Galleries 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Known as Badakhshan, the region, located along the old Silk Road, once produced some of the most illustrious gemstones in history — rubies, emeralds, aquamarines and lapis lazuli. Special Report: Jewelry: Restoring the Luster to a Once-Loved Gem 2011-05-12T13:49:21Z The famous “Voronet blue” base of the color scheme, obtained from crushed lapis lazuli, has an overpowering effect, as if the sky had descended to saturate the surface. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z She has picked one out, aquamarine to complement Maggie’s lapis lazuli. Meet Janie and Maggie and Cody, a throuple surviving the pandemic together 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Warwick Arts Centre, to 29 May Maria Nepomuceno, London Maria Nepomuceno's sculpture rolls out like ocean waves in the lapis lazuli and oyster grey shades of climbing rope. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:19:00Z There will be Christian Dior handbags with clasps of gold and lapis lazuli, created for her by the French jeweler Jean Schlumberger. Bunny Mellon’s Keen Eye Is a Boon to Sotheby’s 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Considered the Holy Grail of pigments, ultramarine, derived from the rare semiprecious gemstone lapis lazuli, was once more expensive than gold. How new shades of blue made 'A Revolution of the Palette' at Norton Simon 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The Madonna — with Child — on the adjacent wall has full lips and an elaborately painted ocher and lapis lazuli gown, which brings to mind a Klimt painting. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There are more than 80 different precious stones to choose from, ranging from the standard amethyst, tiger’s-eye and lapis lazuli to the more grand leopard jasper, chrysoprase and mother-of-pearl. | Gilbert Albert Interchangeable Rings 2013-04-24T17:06:39Z The wooden coffin is not large, but its gold casing carries fine hieroglyphic inscriptions and is embedded with black crystal, ivory and lapis lazuli, said Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Egypt gets back looted gold coffin displayed in New York 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Striking pieces included sequined dresses in lapis lazuli blue or emerald green nipped at mid-calf with long trains to create a mermaid-like silhouette. No somber mood allowed on Paris catwalks 2011-10-05T22:47:27Z The cleaning and retouching of the blackened cross has revealed individual brush strokes and the bright colour of the lapis lazuli used by the artist. British art restorer uncovers a lost Giotto masterpiece 2010-10-23T23:07:00Z The collection features soothing colors of powder green to sand khaki to sky blue and intense lapis lazuli. Alexander McQueen sticks to British roots 2010-06-20T16:24:00Z Minor treasures include beads made of the semi-precious stone, lapis lazuli. The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Other discoveries included semiprecious stones such as amber from the Baltics and lapis lazuli and carnelian from Mesopotamia and the northern Levant, according to Fischer. Jewelry, ornate pottery show 3,000-year-old Cypriot city was a key trading hub, scientist says 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z But who was mining the lapis lazuli in Afghanistan and under what conditions? Seeing Beyond the Beauty of a Vermeer 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Merchants from Sumer traveled to the Indus River valley to establish trade in luxury items such as lapis lazuli. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He claims to be the first Chinese trader to bring lapis lazuli to Beijing, the semiprecious blue gemstone for which Afghanistan is famous. With the U.S. out of Afghanistan, China comes calling 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Moreover, could it have functioned as a sacred cemetery for nomadic travellers, considering that the closest source of lapis lazuli found in these graves likely traces back to distant Afghanistan? The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Play the Mini Crossword, and here’s a clue: Topaz or lapis lazuli, e.g. Your Thursday Briefing: Liz Truss Quits 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z She uses stones such as lapis lazuli and red jasper to render the human circulatory system, hand-cutting long, thin strips of material with diamond blades. Artist’s stone mosaics are life-size homages to Renaissance anatomist 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z The people of Mehrgarh included skilled artisans capable of using sea shells, sandstone, and the rich blue lapis lazuli. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z She even added, “I have encased El Cid in a bubble of divine feminine protection. It’s made of lapis lazuli.” 'I want to scream': Stand-up comics around L.A. rally onstage over Roe decision 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z These included copper, lead, gold, silver, and gleaming blue lapis lazuli. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Decorated in gold, Swarovski crystals, lapis lazuli, labradorite and brass, this stunning garment is posed in a seated position, as though to depict the woman of the house receiving visitors. Opinion | In Search of the Black Utopia 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Inside the mausoleum, the typical jostling for a close-up look at the detail of the carved amber, jade, coral and lapis lazuli is replaced by a sense of the tomb’s scale and solemnity. ‘Don’t sacrifice your life to visit the Taj Mahal’: India reopens but fear pervades 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia refer to the Indus valley as Meluhha and document that precious stones such as lapis lazuli and carnelian, as well as marine shells from the Indian Ocean, were imported from there. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He tried to put it into words for Theo: “In the blue depth the stars were sparkling, greenish, yellow, white, pink, more brilliant, more emeralds, lapis lazuli, rubies, sapphires.” The Woman Who Made van Gogh 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z With Mr. Colalucci’s restoration, the azure shades Michelangelo had rendered from lapis lazuli reappeared. Gianluigi Colalucci, who gave fresh color to Michelangelo’s frescoes, dies at 91 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z You could walk through downtown’s Chicken Street and, along with hand-woven rugs and lapis lazuli bracelets, browse artifacts thousands of years old — if you weren’t shown one of the many fakes on offer. How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The frame is original, and the painting is lavish in its use of gold and precious pigments such as lapis lazuli. Perspective | Who says the Old Masters are boring? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Until the early 1800s, ultramarine was made from lapis lazuli found in the mines of Afghanistan, which was pricier than gold. Daily briefing: Antibody tests show we are nowhere near herd immunity to the coronavirus 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z That’s not because the materials the artists work with are intrinsically valuable, like gold or lapis lazuli. Commentary: I'm teaching on Zoom, and I've got to admit: My students are missing out 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Researchers even find cultural clues – bright blue lapis lazuli trapped in a medieval nun's calculus led historians to reconsider who penned illuminated manuscripts. Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z She will give him a chariot of lapis lazuli and gold, she says. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Its hillsides are carved by lapis lazuli and gold mines, and its road networks are vital drug trafficking routes that link the trade in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. A Desperate Battle, and a Victory for Now, at a Remote Afghan Outpost 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Excavators reportedly found the male skeleton inside a wooden coffin with a collection of knives, a small mirror and various pots, as well as beautiful gold jewelry decorated with turquoise and lapis lazuli. 2,000-year-old remains of nomadic 'royal' unearthed by Russian farmer includes 'laughing man,' haul of jewels and weapons 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z That same soothing hue — inspired by the rare gemstone lapis lazuli, “the most expensive pigment,” she says — also appears on the door to the laundry room. Architectural colorist and artist Betty Merken creates custom hues for her remodeled Seward Park home 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z But evidence of a woman with lapis lazuli challenges past conceptions. Mysterious blue pigment in medieval woman's teeth gives scientists 'bombshell' clue 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z A lapis lazuli tree bore foliage, in full fruit and gorgeous to gaze on. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “Everybody wants a piece of the mines,” he said of the 30 lapis lazuli, gold and other mines in the province. A Desperate Battle, and a Victory for Now, at a Remote Afghan Outpost 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Ultramarine, as the powdered form of lapis lazuli is known, was the finest and most expensive pigment in medieval Europe, more valuable even than gold. Medieval woman’s art career revealed by blue stains on teeth 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The particles of the rare lapis lazuli pigment likely collected as she touched the end of her brush with her tongue. Blue tooth reveals hidden medieval artist 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z "If she was using lapis lazuli, she was probably very, very good," Beach added. Mysterious blue pigment in medieval woman's teeth gives scientists 'bombshell' clue 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z When the woman lived, lapis lazuli was beginning to arrive in Europe via trade with the Islamic world and was used to paint the highest quality illuminated manuscripts. These 1000-year-old teeth belonged to a skilled female artist, pigment remains reveal 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z References such as photographer May Ray’s 1926 photo entitled “Black and White,” of a woman and an African mask, inspired the creations made in lapis lazuli, diamonds, brush gold, white gold and ebony. Givenchy homage headlines first day of Paris couture week 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z “If she was using lapis lazuli, she was probably very, very good,” said Beach, co-author of a report published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. Medieval woman’s art career revealed by blue stains on teeth 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Eventually, the scientists realised they were dealing with lapis lazuli, a rare and valuable pigment, that originated from a mountain in Afghanistan. Blue tooth reveals hidden medieval artist 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In 11th and early 12th century Europe, lapis lazuli was traded as a luxury good and used in pricey artwork or literary works. Mysterious blue pigment in medieval woman's teeth gives scientists 'bombshell' clue 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Radini experimented with grinding lapis lazuli stone into a fine powder, the first step in turning it into a pigment suitable for painting. These 1000-year-old teeth belonged to a skilled female artist, pigment remains reveal 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Almost anything can be found carved from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious, deep blue gemstone native to Afghanistan. There Are No Chickens on Chicken Street. Now There Are No Customers Either. 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z There's citrine for business and personal power, lapis lazuli for communication, or black obsidian for grounding and protection. This Woman Multitasks as a Crystals Expert, Career Coach and Goop's In-House Shaman 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Hundreds of artifacts are on display in the “Objects of Wonder” exhibit, from a chunk of lapis lazuli to Martha, the last passenger pigeon, stuffed after her death in 1914. Perspective | Museum quality: Check out these two squirrels, one historic, one prehistoric 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s been ages since New York City’s paparazzi have been able to capture the queen — her lapis lazuli eyes and haughty cheekbones mere recollections from snapshots past. Opinion | Republicans would rather have a king than a president 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z She ended up with lapis lazuli dust all over her, including, most notably, on her lips and mouth. These 1000-year-old teeth belonged to a skilled female artist, pigment remains reveal 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In the northeastern province of Badakhshan, a study last year found that the Taliban made as much as $6 million a year from illegal lapis lazuli mining. Taliban, Collecting Bills for Afghan Utilities, Tap New Revenue Sources 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z To no special category, I add: “bungalow,” “gossamer,” “inglenook,” “lapis lazuli,” “lily of the valley,” “lullaby,” “meadowlark,” “moonrise,” “serenade,” “Tuscany” and “twilight.” It Was Always the Words 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Colors were used sparingly yet effectively - with black fusing into terracotta, olive and a muted flash of lapis lazuli. Classical fuses with punk to kick off Paris menswear shows 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Colors were used sparingly yet effectively — with black fusing into terracotta, olive and a muted flash of lapis lazuli. Classical fuses with punk to kick off Paris menswear shows 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Medieval artists usually prepared or refined their pigments themselves, Clarke says, so it’s easy to imagine this woman inadvertently dusting herself with lapis lazuli as she did so. These 1000-year-old teeth belonged to a skilled female artist, pigment remains reveal 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The lapis lazuli on the ceiling and the golden paint on the walls reminded me of a Byzantine church. The Factory of Fakes 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z This gold and lapis lazuli bracelet was worn by king Ramses II or one of his favorites. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold Tut's mummy was covered with gold jewelry inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, quartz, turquoise, and other brilliant stones. King Tut: The Teen Whose Death Rocked Egypt 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Two Cartier Art Deco jewels, a rare platinum, emerald, sapphire, lapis lazuli and diamond pendant necklace as well as a ruby, emerald and diamond bracelet, will also be auctioned. Flawless 100-carat diamond could fetch $25 million at NY auction 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Various types of turquoise, coral and opal are used to create the pieces along with other materials, such as lapis lazuli and sugilite set with gold and silver. Navajo Jewelry Focus of Exhibition At American Indian Museum 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z This timepiece possesses two dials, which can be reversed to show either one at any time: on this particular model one side is adorned with lapis lazuli and on the other natural mother-of-pearl. Jaeger-LeCoultre And 71st Venice Film Festival Sparkle As James Franco's 'The Sound And The Fury' Garners Award 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Items like pottery shards are clues to food storage methods, and ornaments including a gold earring and lapis lazuli necklaces reveal the level of craftsmanship. Sifting the Dust for Treasures While Trouble Swirls 2013-01-16T17:17:05Z She had jet-black hair that hung just below her chin and a shiny blue eye, the color of lapis lazuli. At War Blog: In a Comic's War Stories, Humor Sometimes Takes the Back Seat 2012-10-16T14:49:07Z It is overrun with vines and 159 flowers, cut in stone, and set with onyx and jasper and lapis lazuli, carnelians and turquoises, and chalcedonies and sapphires. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At a later period, a beautiful manufacture was carried on in various parts of Italy; a sort of mosaic in very hard stone, such as agate, lapis lazuli, and other precious materials. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The lapis lazuli is a copper ore, very compact and hard, which is found in detached lumps, of an elegant blue colour, and to it the artist is indebted for his beautiful ultra-marine. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z These are succeeded later by a bunch of superb dark-blue berries, which might be made of lapis lazuli or the rarest old delft china. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z In any large collection of fragments it would be easy to find eight or ten varieties of opaque blue, ranging from lapis lazuli to turquoise or to lavender and six or seven of opaque green. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Gold and lapis lazuli are found in other parts of the island. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The Grand Altar, brilliant with agate, jasper and all manner of precious stones and slabs of what is almost priceless, the lapis lazuli, which is on all sides lavishly laid as if of no value. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z In one of the staterooms where the empress's mother resides, the floor consists of a parquet of fine wood inlaid with wreaths of mother-of-pearl, and the panels of the room were incrusted with lapis lazuli. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Curios, china, skins, divans, musical instruments, a grand piano even, and, by Jove, inlaid with tortoiseshell and lapis lazuli! The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z The round Japanese lanterns, festooned from tree to tree, were like strings of giant gems, yellow topaz, rose and scarlet coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and opal. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Great, undulating clouds, rolling in serried formation across a sky of pure lapis lazuli. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z On one side of the room is a wardrobe with countless drawers, a masterpiece of art, inlaid with tortoise-shell, lapis lazuli, and mother-of-pearl. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The slab of Pyrenean jasper is inlaid with a gold cross, and the front is adorned with stones of porphyry and lapis lazuli. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z His blue eyes had the dull glitter of lapis lazuli, or rather of malachite--green rather than blue. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z “I will take you to a place where anything may be bought—cobalt, lapis lazuli, cinnabar, orpiment, sandarac—and it is honestly sold.” In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z So up the stair they went, to a cool room Of turquoise wrought and lapis lazuli. The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z The afternoon sky was azure now, the hue of purest lapis lazuli, and its scattering of soft white clouds was mirrored in the placid waters of the lagoon. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The most costly kinds of material, precious stones, such as lapis lazuli, agate, rare marbles, etc., have been employed on furniture surfaces. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Occasionally a boat drifted slowly past with outspread wings, in colour like an opal or lapis lazuli, and then vanished. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Of other and less common modes of disguising surface, as of powder of lapis lazuli, or mosaic imitations of colored stones, I need hardly speak. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z The Serra Palace is famous for its “golden” room, the panels of which are of lapis lazuli. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z There are tables carved from rare Hawaiian palm trees; desks from India whose black marble surfaces have lapis lazuli and jade inlays; marble statuettes. The Billionaire Who Is Planning His 125th Birthday 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Only in the open air of some divinest, summer day, will you see its ultramarine,—its fluid lapis lazuli. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z On the toilette table, which, like the bed, had a canopy of silken gauze draped above it, was an array of brushes, bottles, round and square boxes, all made of the same lapis lazuli glass. The Undying Past The bed posts were inlaid with mother-of-pearl, agate, lapis lazuli, and other rare stones. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Her eyes, resentful, their luster fled, were dull as lapis lazuli. Carnival Give me lilac, pink, vermilion, lapis lazuli, and blistering blood red under fierce sunlight that mellows and modifies all. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The vaulted ceiling was of lapis lazuli, adorned with clusters of great green stones that gleamed with a poisonous radiance. Red Nails On one side of the room was an artistic cabinet with countless drawers, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli and tortoise-shell. The Golden Age in Transylvania The holy one who lapis lazuli in great ships ... Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms The dark green malachite and the rich blue lapis lazuli harmonized pleasingly with yellow gold and white marble. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Abruptly, before it could reach his lips, it fell with a clatter on the lapis lazuli of the floor beneath. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal From the hills to the east they brought jade and marble and lapis lazuli, and gold, silver and copper. Red Nails It is of copper-gilt and ornamented with champlev� enamels, apple and chrysoprase green, scarlet, mauve and white, turquoise and lapis lazuli, the flesh tints being of a pale jasper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The crook is set with precious stones, rubies, turquoises, aquamarine, and lapis lazuli. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia I have made me an house, adorned with gold, its ceiling with lapis lazuli, its walls having deep foundations. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World With bricks, enriched with lapis lazuli, I have exalted its head. Bible Romances First Series The summits of the Sabine hills appeared of lapis lazuli and pale gold, while their bases and sides were bathed in vapors of violet or purple. Italy, the Magic Land No, there is purple, and blue, 'lapis lazuli, blue as a vein over the Madonna's breast,' and in one place a greyish mole. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences And it was crowned by a dome of lapis lazuli, bluer than the South Pacific under a melting sun! Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China It was a platinum ring of antique workmanship, with a carbuchon of lapis lazuli. Malcolm Sage, Detective Large quantities of slightly crackled quartz are stained to resemble lapis lazuli, and sold, usually with the title "Swiss Lapis." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public It is evident, however, from Pliny's description, that the "sapphirus" of the ancients was the lapis lazuli of the present day. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Many talismans were offered to us, set very neatly in blood-stone, carnelian, and lapis lazuli. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 This tomb contained also a string of beads, barrel beads of lapis lazuli, carnelian and gold foil, and small discs of gold. El Kab The volcanic walls rise fourteen hundred feet above the dark blue mere, a glitting sheet of lapis lazuli set within the black cleft of the profound chasm. Through the Malay Archipelago The turquoises came from Tibet and the Red Sea, the sapphires and lapis lazuli from Ceylon, coral and cornelian from Arabia, onyx and amethysts from Persia, and the diamonds from Bundelkund. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Venetian merchants sent their Majorcan friends ebony furniture delicately inlaid with ivory and lapis lazuli, or enormous, heavy plate-glass mirrors with bevelled edges. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The necklace we engrave is of gold, set with pearls and emeralds; the cubical beads are cut in lapis lazuli, as are the pendants which hang from others. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture The skies of the Old-World are to those of the New as lead to lapis lazuli. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Above these were fleecy, rounded fragments of cloud floating over the deep blue like burnished brass upon lapis lazuli; and higher yet, about midway to the zenith, every cloudlet was tinged with pale yellow. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science These decorations of the walls and cupolas are richly gilded, and the interstices paneled with lapis lazuli and other brilliant and enduring colors. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 A long lapis lazuli chain with a beautiful pendant and links of exquisite color, and a pair of bracelets to match. The Girls at Mount Morris It may be mentioned, casually, That blue as lapis lazuli He dyed his hair, his lashes, His mustaches, And his beard. Grimm Tales Made Gay The front of this balcony is overlaid with gold, and richly decorated with turquoise and lapis lazuli. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt There was mosaic work of black and yellow and pink marble and of lapis lazuli, as blue as a lake when the clear sun shines full upon its surface. King Arthur and His Knights Altai in the north yielded the precious metals; the range of mountains which branches westward from the Himalaya on the south yielded them rubies and lapis lazuli. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity A crucifix of lapis lazuli under a canopy resting on jasper columns—a present from the Czar Nicholas—stands on the marble altar. In and Around Berlin The jewelers are testing the lapis lazuli, the pearls, the corals, the topazes, the sapphires, the cat's-eyes, the rubies, the emeralds, and all the other kinds of gems. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika It could not, however, stand the effects of the atmosphere like the Tartarian lazur or lapis lazuli, in the course of time becoming of a dark and dismal colour. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists Equally vivid is the description of the high, conical-shaped caps, made of lapis lazuli and gold, and decorated, furthermore, with various kinds of stones, that were placed on the heads of the deities. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria He had great ideas of his own cleverness, and hoped from the bottom of his heart to win the lapis lazuli. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Here were clusters of frail marble columns, which, in the boudoirs of the sultanas, gave way to verd-antique incrusted with lapis lazuli. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Pieces of lapis lazuli are being cleverly polished. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika By morning light the lake was no longer sapphire, but had taken on a brilliant, opaque blue, like lapis lazuli. My Friend the Chauffeur As a specimen of the more common formula on these tablets, a lapis lazuli tablet of Nippur may be chosen. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ali Haitam bought a piece of muslin, folded it into a turban, sewed the lapis lazuli inside, and fixed it firmly on his head. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know In the warm light of the August afternoon the old stones, pillars, and arches of Glastonbury Abbey seemed to be carved in stained ivory, a bas relief on lapis lazuli. Set in Silver The hues were those of Heligoland set in frames of lapis lazuli above and of sapphire below; golden sand, green strand of silky Bermuda-grass, and red land showing chiefly in banks and thready paths. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The precious stones, the lapis lazuli, the malachite, obtain a new brilliance from the rich neutral tints and shades of the chased dulled silver in which they are held. The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' Other mountains also in this province yield stones called lapis lazuli, whereof the best azure is made. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance This one," he said, "is a lapis lazuli. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The woodwork is painted a mottled blue color, harmonizing with the general tone of the tiles, the whole being something the color of lapis lazuli. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 In the Matakon mine the dust adhered to fragments of iron, emery, and lapis lazuli, from which it was easily detached and washed. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative It was a fine blue stone, a lapis lazuli, curiously and artistically set. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances Even the very organ is constructed of gold, silver, ebony, turquois and lapis lazuli ornaments; of pearls and of coral. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three One day I found him making scarabæi out of bits of agate and lapis lazuli. My Life as an Author The interior was one miraculous blue: pictures with blue backgrounds, apostles with blue draperies, blue skies, a wonderful lapis lazuli. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia The heat was moderate, the motion gentle, the sea was liquid lapis lazuli, and the hundred-tinted islets around us, wrought their accustomed spell. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Here is the soft, rich blue of lapis lazuli—here the keener azure of turquoise matrix. Greenwich Village On its gleaming branches hung clusters of precious stones and its leaves were of lapis lazuli. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The undulating lines of terraces are broken by gigantic masses of rock of various colours, red, green, golden, white, blue, silver, brown, and variegated—rocks of carbuncle, lapis lazuli, malachite, gold-stone, and many-coloured marbles. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah The Median lapis lazuli, on the other hand, was the best of its kind. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. "His skin was overlaid with gold, and his eyebrows were of real lapis lazuli, and he was exceeding perfect." The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology "That bit of lapis lazuli at the top, with a curious design upon it, is by way of being an amulet, I suppose?" Austin and His Friends I vow by the lapis lazuli gems upon my neck that I will never forget! Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Among the gifts which this prince sent was "lapis lazuli of Babylon." Ancient Egypt The mineral products of Media noted by the ancient writers are nitre, salt, and certain gems, as emeralds, lapis lazuli, and the following obscurer kinds, the zathene, the gassinades, and the narcissitis. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Where the blue lakes are filled with rows of silver swans, and where, on steps of lapis lazuli, the peacocks dance in agitation at the murmur of the thunder in the hills. The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology Some of them are endued with the effulgence of lapis lazuli and some are possessed of the resplendence of the sun. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 All the quarters became clear and the firmament looked blue as the lapis lazuli. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The Syrian camp was, however, taken, together with vast treasures in silver and gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and alabaster; and the son of the king of Kadesh fell into Thothmes' hands. Ancient Egypt "How untransparent it is," he said, "lapis lazuli and turquoise and chrysoprase—no emeralds or aquamarines, or sapphires." Balloons This province abounds in gold, lapis lazuli, sulphur, and fossile salt, which last is found in almost all the mountains of the Andes on its eastern frontiers. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Possessed of the effulgence of lapis lazuli and the sun, and made of silver and gold, their complexion resembles the colour of the morning sun. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Possessed of sharp foreteeth and having eyes that resembled the stones called lapis lazuli, the cat called Lomasa, gently eyeing the mouse, answered as follows: 'I am delighted with thee, O amiable one! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 It was green stamped with living gold, in delicate fleur-de-lis patterns where the sun wove bright threads; and high above was the ceiling of lapis lazuli, in pure unclouded blue. The Princess Passes Others are for wearing on the wrist, like the bracelets of modern ladies, and are made of small beads in gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and green felspar. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt There is a superb mantelpiece, richly mounted in bronze and inlaid with lapis lazuli. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 The leaves that floated on the water were of the colour of lapis lazuli. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Adorned with bells and banners and gems and diamonds and decked with stones of lapis lazuli and equipped with a golden handle, Tvashtri himself had forged it with great care after having observed many vows. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Her eyes were the clearest lapis lazuli, heavily fringed with lashes which were blacker than Egypt's night. Queed The glass-workers imitated the emerald, jasper, lapis lazuli, and carnelian to such perfection that even now we are sometimes embarrassed to distinguish the real stones from the false. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt The sky is blue like the inside of a cup of lapis lazuli. Miscellanies Pendants, &c., of shell, lapis lazuli, cornelian, crystal. How to Observe in Archaeology That was a gleam of lapis lazuli that winked at him from the crumbling mortar under his feet. The Fortieth Door It is precisely as if we were looking upon an immense floor of lapis lazuli set within a ring of flaming emerald. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter This blue was brilliant, yet tender, in imitation of turquoise or lapis lazuli. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Two or three young men displayed what looked like lapis lazuli around their necks, but what turned out at closer quarters to be pieces of a blue china dinner-plate. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon He went with me into a small low-ceiled room without windows, in which there was a large wooden chest, while scraps of agate and lapis lazuli lay scattered on the floor. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts A great quantity of lapis lazuli has been used in the construction of the grand altar. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Almost circular in form—that is if you are not expected to be too rigidly exact in geometric terms—it is literally a jewel of lapis lazuli in a setting of granite cliffs. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The two lists are divided by the mention of certain kinds of precious stones, such as lapis lazuli and malachite. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt The representations of lapis lazuli are even more wonderful than the flowers and insects. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 The walls were covered to the ceiling with rows of goblets, vases, etc., of polished jasper, agate, and lapis lazuli. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 It was a handsome stick, with a large head of lapis lazuli, and had belonged to my father. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It is never twice the same—sometimes the blue is lapis lazuli, then it is jade, then it is purple, and when the breeze gently ruffles the surface it is silvery-gray. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The legend of Ahmes is inlaid thereon in characters of lapis lazuli, carnelian, turquoise, and green felspar. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Arabesques proceeded from lozenges of lapis lazuli, wove their patterns on the cupolas where, on nacreous marquetry, crept rainbow gleams and prismatic flames. Against the Grain All day long it looks and feels like early morning; the sky is pale blue, with light broken clouds; the sea an inconceivably pure opaque blue—lapis lazuli, but far brighter. Letters from the Cape And he's gone in his best chariot, the one inlaid with lapis lazuli and gold, with the gold-plated wheels and onyx-studded hubs—much too great an honour in my opinion. The Story of the Amulet But its normal appearance is that of a floor of lapis lazuli set with a ring of emerald. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The figures and hieroglyphs are cut out in solid gold, delicately engraved with the burin, and stand in relief upon a ground-surface filled in with pieces of blue paste and lapis lazuli artistically cut. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Set within each of the eight sides, above the balcony, were colossal slabs of lapis lazuli, inset with graceful but unplaceable designs in scarlet and sapphire blue. The Moon Pool And there were verdurous courts that scalloped arches wreathed, Where fountains plashed in bowls of lapis lazuli. Poems The bare vaulting of trees along the Mall was ceiled with lapis lazuli, and arched above snow that shone like splintered crystals. The Age of Innocence These galleries were built of all kinds of coloured stones; all sorts of marble and granite, with porphyry, jasper, lapis lazuli, agate, and various others, were ranged in wonderful melody of successive colours. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women On the front a vulture is represented with outspread wings, the feathers composed of green enamel, lapis lazuli, and carnelian, set in "cloisons" of gold. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt And thus, out of a bauble of silver and lapis lazuli, was reared a tower of silence between these brothers as high as fifteen years is long. Star-Dust Precious stones have sometimes been found—garnets, topaz, quartz, tourmaline, lapis lazuli. Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii The floor seemed to be of a rose-colored marble, with inlaid diapering of lapis lazuli, and the walls and ceiling were equally rich. A Columbus of Space Its door was wrought with gold and silver and lapis lazuli, and thereon were written these verses: Nay mourning never enter thee, I pray, O house, nor fortune e'er thy lord bewray! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III The garland and blue dress were made of malachite, lapis lazuli, and various precious stones. A Crystal Age Then the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli. Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty The minarets have tumbled down, the roof has fallen in, but the walls are still covered with white and blue tiles, of the finest workmanship, resembling a mosaic of ivory and lapis lazuli. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain In other mountains of the same province, the best lapis lazuli in the world is found, from which azure or ultramarine is made. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time It has a ground of lapis lazuli blue, and upon that is an acanthus figure of fine wood-color; and then, once in a while is a lovely rose and rosebud and green leaf. Memories of Hawthorne Yet, such is the effect of atmosphere, that Mauna Loa, utterly destitute of vegetation, and with his sides scored and stained by the black lava-flows of ages, looked like a sapphire streaked with lapis lazuli. The Hawaiian Archipelago And the child came upon her hands, as a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli. Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty I leave the choice of the materials to you, that is to say, porphyry, jasper, agate, lapis lazuli, or the finest marble of various colors, and also the architecture of the building. Types of Children's Literature By climbing the little hill, with a tall stone cross on its summit, overlooking the Champ-Flore just here, you can perceive the sea on both sides of the island at once—lapis lazuli blue. Two Years in the French West Indies Let it be made of nothing less than porphyry, jasper, agate, lapis lazuli, and the finest marble. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 No. Red porphyry--verde antique--jasper--oriental agate--alabaster--mother-of-pearl--chalcedony--red coral--lapis lazuli! The Innocents Abroad — Volume 03 And the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli. Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty And the lazy sea lay at the city's foot a pavement of lapis lazuli. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel But of all the achievements of inorganic chemistry, the artificial formation of lapis lazuli was the most brilliant and the most conclusive. Familiar Letters on Chemistry Her hand closed on a blue, beautiful ball of lapis lazuli that stood on her desk for a paper-weight. Women in Love It was evidently a receptacle for valuable curios; for in it were some great scarabs of gold, agate, green jasper, amethyst, lapis lazuli, opal, granite, and blue-green china. The Jewel of Seven Stars I answered, laughing, and looking straight into those eyes of lapis lazuli and then away. To-morrow? Presently they noted that its entrance was poikilate with carvings manifold and arabesques of glittering gold and over it was a line writ in letters of lapis lazuli. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 The analysis of lapis lazuli represented it to be composed of silica, alumina, and soda, three colourless bodies, with sulphur and a trace of iron. Familiar Letters on Chemistry Her arm was raised, the hand clasping the ball of lapis lazuli. Women in Love For ornament in her hair she wore an old Egyptian jewel, a tiny crystal disk, set between rising plumes carved in lapis lazuli. The Jewel of Seven Stars So he examined it and found it of the rarest of pleasances, full of all manner paintings in gold and lapis lazuli. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 Very learnedly then from William's lips fell the new vocabulary that had come to him with his latest treasures: chrysoprase, carnelian, girasol, onyx, plasma, sardonyx, lapis lazuli, tourmaline, chrysolite, hyacinth, and carbuncle. Miss Billy With the production of artificial lapis lazuli, the formation of mineral bodies by synthesis ceased to be a scientific problem to the chemist; he has no longer sufficient interest in it to pursue the subject. Familiar Letters on Chemistry No. Red porphyry —verde antique—jasper—oriental agate—alabaster—mother-of-pearl —chalcedony—red coral—lapis lazuli! The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain We took with us the Stele of lapis lazuli, whose graven record was coloured with vermilion pigment. The Jewel of Seven Stars The chief rock is syenite, some portions of which have a beautiful blue tinge like lapis lazuli diffused through them; others are grey. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 In that part which surrounded the blue lapis lazuli, he indicated a hollow point, concealed. The Silent Bullet They gathered fragments of old mosaic floor in their hands, blue lapis lazuli, yellow bits of giallo antico, red porphyry, trodden by gay feet and sad, unnumbered years ago. Daphne, an autumn pastoral While Gudea was gazing, he seemed to see a second man, who was like a warrior; and he carried a slab of lapis lazuli, on which he drew out the plan of a temple. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition This Stele was a great slab of lapis lazuli, cut all over with hieroglyphic figures of small size and of much beauty. The Jewel of Seven Stars The sky is blue like the inside of a cup of lapis lazuli. La Sainte Courtisane Why, sir, there is lapis lazuli enough on our claim to make enough ultramarine paint to supply all the artists to the end of the world. The Silent Bullet It fell back limp, and I noted the ring of the bluest lapis lazuli. The Silent Bullet |
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