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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

Signet Ring of Charles I                                     157

    Ring with Portrait, Given to Lafayette by Washington;
      Impression of President Wilson’s Signet Ring; Seal of
      Right Reverend David H. Greer, Bishop of New York          160

    Portrait of a Lady, Cologne School, 1526, Wearing Pointed
      Diamond                                                    168

    Man’s Portrait, by Hans Funk, 1523, with Seal Ring           169

    “Campaign Medals” of Henri II and of John Casimir, Count
      Palatine, with Pointed Diamonds                            170

    Portrait of Diane de Poitiers                                171

    Portrait of Henry VIII, by Hans Holbein                      182

    Portrait of Jane Seymour, by Holbein                         183

    Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, French School              184

    Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, by Lucas de Heere               185

    Gold Ring, Cameo Portrait of Queen Elizabeth; Venetian
      Ring with Pearls; Multiple Silver Rings                    186

    Puzzle Rings                                                 187

    Portrait of a Lady, by Pantoja de la Cruz                    194

    Portrait of Empress Mary, Daughter of Charles V, by Juan
      Pantoja de la Cruz                                         195

    Inlaid Antique Ring; Locket Ring; Antique Syrian Ring;
      Roman Ring with Pointed Diamond; Silver Ring on Bone
      of Finger, from Saxon Sepulchre                            196

    Syrian Wedding Rings of Agate and Chalcedony                 197

    Betrothal of the Virgin, by Juan Rodriguez Juarez (Xuarez)   202

    Hands from the Preceding Picture                             203

    Jewish Betrothal Rings, Musèe de Cluny                       212

    Jewish Rings from British Museum                             213

    Portrait of Anne of Cleves, by Hans Holbein, Showing
      Thumb Ring                                                 216

    Portrait of Judith, by Lucas Cranach, Rings Worn Under
      Gloves                                                     217

    Ring with Diamond for Writing on Glass; Gallo-Roman
      Wedding Ring; Signet and Wedding Ring of Mary, Queen
      of Scots                                                   218

    Betrothal Rings; Gimmal Wedding Ring                         219

    Gimmal Ring; Betrothal Ring; Puzzle Ring                     220

    Wedding Rings with Posies                                    221

    Portrait of Clara Eugenia, Daughter of Philip II of
      Spain, by Gonzales                                         222

    Portrait of Catarina Michela, Another of Philip’s
      Daughters, by Coello Sanchez                               223

    Engagement and Wedding Rings                                 230

    Wedding Rings                                                231

    Marriage Medals by Oscar Roty                                232

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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.

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