Book of stones. Miracles of the world in oriental cosmographies

"Book of Stones" - the second book of the series of the “miracles of the world in oriental cosmographies” - is devoted to the study of medieval evidence and reports of strange and mysterious cases associated with stones: meteorites and precious minerals, ancient statues and Egyptian pyramids, the remnants of the Babylonian tower and walls of imaginary cities .
Arab -Persian mineralogies, medieval Latin lapidaria, historical chronicles, notes of travelers - this is a far from incomplete list of sources used by the author.
A medieval dispute about the properties of minerals between natural scientists and magicians comes to life on the pages of this fascinating book, inviting the reader to the world of the inaccessible mysteries of the medieval East