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DOVER BOOKS ON ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; Table of Contents; RINGS I -- THE ORIGIN, PURPOSES AND METHODS OF RING WEARING; THE ORIGIN OF THE RING; THE PURPOSES OF RING WEARING; METHODS OF WEARING; II -- FORMS OF RINGS AND MATERIALS OF WHICH THEY ARE MADE; THE MATERIALS OF RINGS; III -- SIGNET RINGS; IV -- SOME INTERESTING RINGS OF HISTORY; ENGLISH RINGS; V -- BETROTHAL (ENGAGEMENT) RINGS, WEDDING (NUPTIAL) RINGS, AND LOVE TOKENS; VI -- THE RELIGIOUS USE OF RINGS; VII -- MAGIC AND TALISMANIC RINGS; VIII -- RINGS OF HEALING; CHAPTER IX -- RING MAKING; INDEX.;There is probably no item that is so common to almost all cultures and ages of man, yet so frequently overlooked, as rings. Nearly everyone wears (or has worn) rings; yet what person today could tell you anything about their origins, original uses, history, or even the customs behind modern engagement, wedding, and graduation rings? Here is a book that will answer these and many more questions about rings and is certain to expand and enhance your appreciation of them. From the fabled ring of Prometheus -- made from a link of his chain and a chunk of the rock to which he was bound --

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Author

Kunz, George Frederick

Publisher

Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780486144245

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Antiques & Collectibles, Lifestyle

Updated

2026-03-24