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Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.Kunz, George Frederick

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Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.

Name: Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.
Author: Kunz, George Frederick

Kunz, George Frederick

Rings; Rings -- Folklore

Siamese rings, 81

    Sigfroi, Archbishop, ring of, 274

    Sight, restoration of, by rings, 337

    Sigismond Augustus of Poland, decree of, as to Hebrew rings, 65

    Signet ring or rings
      of Queen Aah-hotep, 117
      of Ahasuerus, 115
      of Alexander the Great, 123
      of Amenhotep IV, 67
      of Antiochus Epiphanes, 125
      of the Arabs, 142
      of Augustus, 130, 131
      of Aurelian, 133
      of St. Bernard de Clairvaux, 144
      at baptisms, 136
      bequests of, 149
      betrothal rings used as, 133
      of bishops, 137
      owned by Lord Byron, 152
      of Julius Cæsar, 130
      of Charles I of England, 156
      of Charles V of France, 146
      of Childeric I, 138–140
      of Childeric II’s wife, 138
      coats of arms on, 149
      of Commodus, 131
      of Alexis and John Comnenus, 144
      of Constantius II, 161
      of Dagobert I’s wife, 138
      of Darius, 123
      dreams of, 132
      of early French Kings, 37, 138
      of Galba, 131
      of Hadrian, 134
      of Queen Hatshepset, 117
      diamond, of Queen Henrietta Maria, 153–156
      ivory, for sealing amphoræ, 120–122
      of priest of Khufu’s pyramid, 118
      of Lentulus, 127
      of Lothaire, 140
      of Louis le Debonnaire, 140
      of Louis IX, 145
      of Louis XII, 147, 148
      of Lucullus, 130
      of Mæcenas, 130
      of Mary Queen of Scots, 149–151
      merchants’, 144
      “Michelangelo’s Signet,” 147
      of Mohammed, 141
      mottoes on, in Arabic, 142
      of Nero, 130
      in platinum or gold, 158
      of Polycrates, 120
      of Pompey, 127
      of Scipio Africanus, 129
      of Seleucus, 124
      of Shakespeare, 151
      of Shemai, 366
      superstitious use of, 122, 123
      of Sylla, 130
      of Thothmes III, 117
      of Tiberius, 134
      one stolen by Verres, 126, 127
      of Wilhelm I of Germany, 158
      of President Wilson, 161
      of Xerxes, 122
      of Zerubbabbel, 135

    Skiff, F. J. V., ix

    Sloane, Sir Hans, rings in collection of, 87

    Smith, Sir Thomas, 350

    Society of Antiquaries, London, 75

    Solomon’s ring, 288, 289

    Somers, Lt. Robert, ring given to, by Washington, 192

    South Kensington Museum, 190, 315

    Spanish rings, 85

    Spartans, iron rings of, 10

    Spencer, Leonard, ix

    Spessartite, 335

    Sphere, 86

    Sphere ring, 88

    Spinel, 86

    Spodumene, 86

    Squirt ring, 148

    Staël von Holstein, Baron Erik Magnus, 192

    Stanbery, John, Bishop, ring of, 275

    Starr, Friedrich, ix

    State gems for ring setting, 334, 335

    Steevens, George, on Shylock’s turquoise, 220

    Stephen Radislav, King of Servia, nuptial ring of, 198

    Sterling, John, “Onyx Ring” by, 324, 325

    Stewart, Rev. Father William J., viii

    Stone, George C., viii

    “Stone of Invisibility,” 307

    Stone rings, 2, 21

    “Stone of Remembrance,” 307

    Stoudt, Rev. John Baer, ix

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Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.

Kunz, George Frederick

Rings; Rings -- Folklore

Siamese rings, 81

    Sigfroi, Archbishop, ring of, 274

    Sight, restoration of, by rings, 337

    Sigismond Augustus of Poland, decree of, as to Hebrew rings, 65

    Signet ring or rings
      of Queen Aah-hotep, 117
      of Ahasuerus, 115
      of Alexander the Great, 123
      of Amenhotep IV, 67
      of Antiochus Epiphanes, 125
      of the Arabs, 142
      of Augustus, 130, 131
      of Aurelian, 133
      of St. Bernard de Clairvaux, 144
      at baptisms, 136
      bequests of, 149
      betrothal rings used as, 133
      of bishops, 137
      owned by Lord Byron, 152
      of Julius Cæsar, 130
      of Charles I of England, 156
      of Charles V of France, 146
      of Childeric I, 138–140
      of Childeric II’s wife, 138
      coats of arms on, 149
      of Commodus, 131
      of Alexis and John Comnenus, 144
      of Constantius II, 161
      of Dagobert I’s wife, 138
      of Darius, 123
      dreams of, 132
      of early French Kings, 37, 138
      of Galba, 131
      of Hadrian, 134
      of Queen Hatshepset, 117
      diamond, of Queen Henrietta Maria, 153–156
      ivory, for sealing amphoræ, 120–122
      of priest of Khufu’s pyramid, 118
      of Lentulus, 127
      of Lothaire, 140
      of Louis le Debonnaire, 140
      of Louis IX, 145
      of Louis XII, 147, 148
      of Lucullus, 130
      of Mæcenas, 130
      of Mary Queen of Scots, 149–151
      merchants’, 144
      “Michelangelo’s Signet,” 147
      of Mohammed, 141
      mottoes on, in Arabic, 142
      of Nero, 130
      in platinum or gold, 158
      of Polycrates, 120
      of Pompey, 127
      of Scipio Africanus, 129
      of Seleucus, 124
      of Shakespeare, 151
      of Shemai, 366
      superstitious use of, 122, 123
      of Sylla, 130
      of Thothmes III, 117
      of Tiberius, 134
      one stolen by Verres, 126, 127
      of Wilhelm I of Germany, 158
      of President Wilson, 161
      of Xerxes, 122
      of Zerubbabbel, 135

    Skiff, F. J. V., ix

    Sloane, Sir Hans, rings in collection of, 87

    Smith, Sir Thomas, 350

    Society of Antiquaries, London, 75

    Solomon’s ring, 288, 289

    Somers, Lt. Robert, ring given to, by Washington, 192

    South Kensington Museum, 190, 315

    Spanish rings, 85

    Spartans, iron rings of, 10

    Spencer, Leonard, ix

    Spessartite, 335

    Sphere, 86

    Sphere ring, 88

    Spinel, 86

    Spodumene, 86

    Squirt ring, 148

    Staël von Holstein, Baron Erik Magnus, 192

    Stanbery, John, Bishop, ring of, 275

    Starr, Friedrich, ix

    State gems for ring setting, 334, 335

    Steevens, George, on Shylock’s turquoise, 220

    Stephen Radislav, King of Servia, nuptial ring of, 198

    Sterling, John, “Onyx Ring” by, 324, 325

    Stewart, Rev. Father William J., viii

    Stone, George C., viii

    “Stone of Invisibility,” 307

    Stone rings, 2, 21

    “Stone of Remembrance,” 307

    Stoudt, Rev. John Baer, ix

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Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.

Rings for the finger : $b from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archæology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.

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