Publisher's Synopsis
Carolus Nicolaus Langius scripsit librum intitulatum ""Historia Lapidum Figuratorum Helvetiae, Ejusque Viciniae"" anno MDCCVIII. In hoc opere, Langius describit varia loca in Helvetia et viciniae eius, ubi lapides formam specialem habent, quamvis raro. Inter alia, auctor tractat de lapidibus qui similem habent formam animalium, plantarum, humanorum, aut geometricam. Langius etiam describit historias et fabulas quae associantur cum lapidibus, et utitur illustrationibus ad demonstrandum varietatem formarum lapidum. Haec opera est utile ad cognoscendum diversitatem naturae et historiam lapidum in Helvetia.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.