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@article{1700879, author = {Gregorová, Růžena and Bohatý, Martin and Stehlíková, Dana and Duffin, Christopher}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {2}, keywords = {“crapaudine”; Aachen; Charlemagne; Charles IV.; crown; fish; History of Palaeontology; Scheenstia; teeth; toad stone}, language = {eng}, issn = {1211-8796}, journal = {Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae}, title = {“Crapaudine” (Scheenstia teeth) – the jewel of Kings}, url = {http://scigeo.actamm.cz/en/crapaudine-scheenstia-teeth-the-jewel-of-kings/}, volume = {105}, year = {2020} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1700879 AU - Gregorová, Růžena - Bohatý, Martin - Stehlíková, Dana - Duffin, Christopher PY - 2020 TI - “Crapaudine” (Scheenstia teeth) – the jewel of Kings JF - Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae VL - 105 IS - 2 SP - 277-294 EP - 277-294 PB - Moravské zemské muzeum SN - 12118796 KW - “crapaudine” KW - Aachen KW - Charlemagne KW - Charles IV. KW - crown KW - fish KW - History of Palaeontology KW - Scheenstia KW - teeth KW - toad stone UR - http://scigeo.actamm.cz/en/crapaudine-scheenstia-teeth-the-jewel-of-kings/ L2 - http://scigeo.actamm.cz/en/crapaudine-scheenstia-teeth-the-jewel-of-kings/ N2 - Two inconspicuous brownstones in the crown on the reliquary bust of Charlemagne held in the Treasury of Aachen Cathedral are set next to cameos, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones. Rather unusually, they are the button-shaped teeth of a Mesozoic fish called Scheenstia (Lepidotes) maximus (WAGNER, 1863). In the Middle Ages, the prevailing belief was that these stones came from the heads of ancient toads and they were attributed magical, protective, and healing powers on the basis of sympathetic medicine. The most important of these fabulous properties was the ability to detect and neutralize poisons. This paper presents a short chronological overview of the historical records of toad stones from Antiquity to the emergence of scientific paleontology as a basis for future study. The principal European palaeontological localities yielding Scheenstia maximus (WAGNER, 1863) are summarised as possible historical sources for these particular stones. A number of specimens have been studied from museum collections for comparative purposes. ER -
GREGOROVÁ, Růžena, Martin BOHATÝ, Dana STEHLÍKOVÁ a Christopher DUFFIN. “Crapaudine” (Scheenstia teeth) – the jewel of Kings. \textit{Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae}. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2020, roč.~105, č.~2, s.~277-294. ISSN~1211-8796.
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