from the earliest known times to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, the archaeology, history, for affection, for love, for engagement, for wedding, commemorative, mourning, etc.
Examines the origin, purposes, and methods of ring wearing; the forms of rings and the materials used to make them; signet and historical rings; the customs behind betrothal rings, wedding rings, and love tokens; and the religious use of rings, magic and talismanic rings, healing rings, and ring making.
