lapislazuli

He studies the egoisms of artists, the vanities of connoisseurs; the painter Lutwyche showing “how he can hate”; the bishop of St Praxed's piteously bargaining on his death-bed for the jasper and lapislazuli “which Gandolph shall not choose but see and burst”; the duke of the Last Duchess displaying his wife's portrait as the wonder of his gallery, and unconcernedly disposing of her person.

Robert Browning Herford, C H 1905

The blue used in these paintings is the true "outremer" of the twelfth century, the solid colour made from lapislazuli, which was worth its weight in gold.

The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897

He studies the egoisms of artists, the vanities of connoisseurs; the painter Lutwyche showing "how he can hate"; the bishop of St Praxed's piteously bargaining on his death-bed for the jasper and lapislazuli "which Gandolph shall not choose but see and burst"; the duke of the _Last Duchess_ displaying his wife's portrait as the wonder of his gallery, and unconcernedly disposing of her person.

Robert Browning 1892

This 'horn' constitutes his crown, and he is frequently represented on seal cylinders with a crescent over his head, and with a long flowing beard, that is described as having the color of lapislazuli.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

A chariot drawn by dragons hovered over that superb palace whose sparkling steps of lapislazuli were once pressed by the daring foot of

The Infernal Marriage Benjamin Disraeli 1842