Finger Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary and Anecdotal

Finger Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary and Anecdotal is a book written by William Jones that delves into the history, legends, and anecdotes surrounding finger rings. The book covers a wide range of topics related to finger rings, including their origins, symbolism, and cultural significance throughout history. It also explores the various materials used to create finger rings, such as gold, silver, and precious stones. The author draws on a wealth of historical and literary sources to provide a comprehensive overview of finger ring lore. The book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of jewelry, as well as those interested in the cultural and symbolic significance of finger rings.1898. The importance of this branch of archeology cannot be too highly appreciated, embracing incidents, historical and social, from the earliest times, brought to our notice by invaluable specimens of glyptic art, many of them of the purest taste, beauty and excellency; elucidating obscure points in the creeds and general usages of the past, types for artistic imitation, besides supplying links to fix particular times and events. Illustrated throughout. Contents: rings from the earliest period; ring superstitions; secular investiture by the ring; rings in connection with ecclesiastical usages; betrothal and wedding rings; token rings; memorial and mortuary rings; posy, inscription, and motto rings; customs and incidents in connection with rings; remarkable rings.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.