On Subtlety (1550) - Page 22


That diseases, old age, and death come to stones. 163	How you may immediately put a book in order. 331
Why stones have greater powers than other things. 163	Licinia Likely referring to asbestos or a similar mineral fiber. and cloths which are not consumed by fires. 131
A wonderful history of a stone. 176	Woods which sink in water. 199
The cause of the generation of stones and their colors. 168	Why woods that float on water do not lie straight in the water, but extend crosswise. 199
From where the shapes of stones come. 176	Woods which, when broken, emit sparks of fire. 214
Rain of stones. See: Rain of stones.	Wooden statues. See: Statues, wooden.
Various shapes of stones. 176	A description of the holy wood Original: "Ligni sancti." Usually refers to Guaiacum, a medicinal wood from the Americas used in the 16th century to treat syphilis.. 208
Lapis lazuli. See: Lazuli stone.	A very beautiful wood. See: Elm root.
Stone, or the excrement of stones. 142	Aloes wood. See: Lignaloes Original: "Xiloaloes," a fragrant resinous wood used in incense and medicine..
A stone found in a rooster's liver. See: Rooster's stone.	Snail stone Original: "Limacius lapis," likely an operculum or a fossil shell used in folk medicine.. 183
A falling stone Original: "Lapis incidens," likely a reference to meteorites.. 185	Meridian line. See: Meridian.
A wonderful stone. 192	Spiral lines. See: Spiral line.
A stone which is ignited by saliva. 351	Ox-tongue. See: Ox-tongue Original: "Lingua bovis," the herb bugloss..
How a stone may be broken with a fist. 344	The differences of languages. 60. 255
Round stones. 177	Why there are different kinds of languages. 271
Laser A resinous sap, often confused with Silphium or Asafoetida. from which Benzoin Original: "Belzoi." comes. 198	Why a crust hinders liquefaction. See: Liquefaction of metals.
Why fired bricks grow. 181	Things which usually melt easily also cause easy liquefaction when joined to others. 321
The most subtle game of draughts Original: "Latrunculorum ludus," an ancient Roman strategy game similar to chess or checkers.. 295	Why the strings of a lyre, when tuned equally to the sound of another, move without being touched. 351
Lorenzo Bonincontri, Astrologer. 266	Letters which are read only by water or fire A reference to invisible inks or cryptographic techniques.. 320
Why laurel leaves and also juniper crackle in fire. 218	To write everything with three letters. See: Writing.
Lazuli stone. 137	Those who do not need letters. See: Sound senses.
The incorruptible color of Lazuli. See: Color.	For deleting letters. 321
Embassy. 335	Litharge Original: "Lithargyrium," a lead oxide used in refining and alchemy.. 144
A contest of laws. 251	The beauty of Gromwell Original: "Lithospermi," literally "stone-seed.". 214
Lemnian earth. See: Earth.	Lithostrotos Original: "Lithostroton," a Greek term for a mosaic or stone-paved floor.. 181
Nothing can be thrown slowly and far. 57	The Lobus fish. See: Sea-calf.
Lion. 232	Places that burn. 30
Why hares are not tamed. See: Mice.	How hidden places may be seen with colors. 107
Why certain light things are dense. See: Dense.	Locusts and their damages. 223
Libanotis An aromatic herb, usually Rosemary or Frankincense.. 201	Why locusts, ants, and butterflies produce eggs, but bees do not. See: Bees.
What this book treats. 268	A marvelous lamp. 5
The balance Original: "Libra," the weighing scale. and its principle. 16	The wonder of the Pike fish Original: "Lucij piscis.". 227
Why a balance, moved from its position, returns to its place. 17	Dry grief as a cause of sudden death. See: Sudden death.
A balance showing weights greater than they are. 18	The harms of restrained grief. 270
Why the balance is more exact than the steelyard. 22	Three things that free grief from danger. 270
Balance. See: Work.	Tears relieve the pain of grief. 270
The books on the Variety of Things are the practice of this [work]. 29	The various forms of grief. See: Mourning of nations.
Another will increase this book immensely. 356