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Excerpt from 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, EtcThe subject of Glyptology is at last meeting with so much appreciation among learned men in our land that in all probability its consideration will soon form one feature in the list of sciences which should be taught to those seeking a finished education.Whilst making the classified collection now on loan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, I have been led from one branch and epoch to another until all phases of the art have been represented. The part of that' collection now on view at the University of Pennsylvania represents the ethnological branch of my subject. These Talismans or Amulets have been worn on the bodies of peoples of many countries and epochs, in earnest confidence with superstitious belief in their efficacy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.