Rings for the finger
- Subtitle
- 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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1. Front matter2. RINGS FOR THE FINGER3. FOREWORD4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. I THE ORIGIN, PURPOSES AND METHODS OF RING WEARING6. I THE ORIGIN, PURPOSES AND METHODS OF RING WEARING (continued 2)7. II FORMS OF RINGS AND MATERIALS OF WHICH THEY ARE MADE8. III SIGNET RINGS9. IV SOME INTERESTING RINGS OF HISTORY10. V BETROTHAL (ENGAGEMENT) RINGS, WEDDING (NUPTIAL) RINGS, AND LOVE TOKENS11. VI THE RELIGIOUS USE OF RINGS12. VII MAGIC AND TALISMANIC RINGS13. VIII RINGS OF HEALING14. CHAPTER IX RING MAKING15. INDEX16. FOOTNOTES: