CONTKNTS. XI 



CHAP, Page 



13. Lygdinus ; coralli tic stone; stone of Alabanda ; stone of The- 



bais ; stone of Syene.. .. .. .. .. .. 330 



14. Obelisks 381 



15. The obelisk whicb serves as a dial in the Campus Martins . . 384 



16. Marvellous works in Egypt. The pyramids .. .. .. 335 



17. The Egyptian Sphinx .. .. 336 



18. The Pharos 339 



19. Labyrinths .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. ib. 



20. Hanging gardens. A hanging city .. .. .. .. 343 



21. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus .. ib. 



22. Marvels connected with other temples . . . . . . . . 344 



23. The fugitive stone. The seven-fold echo. Buildings erected 



without the use of nails .. .. ib. 



24. Marvellous buildings at Rome, eighteen in number .. .. 345 



25. The magnet : three remedies . . . . 355 



26. Stone of Scyros .. ... .. ,. .. .. .. 357 



27. Sarcophagus, or stone of Assos : ten remedies . . . . . . ib. 



28. Chernites . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . ib. 



29. Osseous stones. Palm stones. Corani. Black stones . . 358 



30. Molar stones. Pyrites: seven remedies .. .. .. 359 



31. Ostracites: four remedies. Amianthus: two remedies .. 360 



32. Geodes : three remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



33. Melitinus : six remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



34. Gagates : six remedies .. .. .. .. ., .. 361 



35. Spongites : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . 362 



36. Phrygian stone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ih, 



37. Haematites: five remedies. Schistos: seven remedies .. ib. 



38. .Ethiopia haematites. Androdanias : two remedies. Arabian 



haematites. Miltites or hepatites. Anthracites ,. .. 363 



39. Aetites. Taphiusian stone. Callimus.. .. .. .. 364 



40. Samian stone : eight remedies .. .. .. ,, .. 365 



41. Arabian stone : six remedies .. .. ., . .. ib. 



42. Pumice : nine remedies . . . . . . . . , . . . 3G6 



43. Stones for mortars used for medicinal and other purposes. 



Etesian stone. Thebaic stone. Chalazian stone .. .. 367 



44. Stone of Siphnos. Soft stones . . . . . . . . . . 368 



45. Specular stones . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ib^ 



46. Phengites.. .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. 369 



47. Whetstones .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 370 



48. Tophus .. .. .." .. .. .. .. ., 371 



49. The various kinds of silex . . . , . . . . . . {/>. 



50. Other stones used for building ., .. ,, .. .. 372 



51. The various methods of building .. ib. 



52. Cisterns . . 



53. Quick-lime . . . . . . . . . . , , _ e^_ 



54. The various kinds of sand. The combinations of sand with 



lime . . . . ii, 



55. Defects in building. Plasters for walls. . . . . . . . 374 



56. Columns. The several kinds of columns ib. 



