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Rings for the finger — George Frederick Kunz

Rings for the finger

George Frederick Kunz

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 359 pages

Rings for the Finger is a non-fiction study of finger rings across history and cultures. George Frederick Kunz explores their materials, craftsmanship, and meanings, from betrothal and wedding bands to mourning and commemorative rings. It offers listeners a wide-ranging collection of lore about a small object with deep symbolic weight.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. RINGS FOR THE FINGER
  2. FOREWORD
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. I THE ORIGIN, PURPOSES AND METHODS OF RING WEARING
  6. II FORMS OF RINGS AND MATERIALS OF WHICH THEY ARE MADE
  7. III SIGNET RINGS
  8. IV SOME INTERESTING RINGS OF HISTORY
  9. V BETROTHAL (ENGAGEMENT) RINGS, WEDDING (NUPTIAL) RINGS, AND LOVE TOKENS
  10. VI THE RELIGIOUS USE OF RINGS
  11. VII MAGIC AND TALISMANIC RINGS
  12. VIII RINGS OF HEALING
  13. CHAPTER IX RING MAKING
  14. INDEX
  15. FOOTNOTES:
  16. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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