Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty
Author:   Diana Scarisbrick ,  James Fenton
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN:  

9780500291122


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 September 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Diana Scarisbrick ,  James Fenton
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   1.550kg
ISBN:  

9780500291122


ISBN 10:   0500291128
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 September 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by James Fenton • 1. Signets • 2. Love, marriage and friendship rings • 3. Devotional, apotropaic and ecclesiastical rings • 4. Memento mori and memorial rings • 5. Rings associated with illustrious people and great events • 6. Decorative rings • 7. Diamond rings • 8. The ring as an accessory

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An outstanding survey highly recommended for any interested in jewelry in general and rings in particular.


Brilliantly photographed, meticulously researched, and engagingly readable.


'A fascinating book that’s equal parts eye-candy and wow-inducing art-history lesson' - Art Jewelry 'An essential guide' - Harper’s Bazaar '… makes us delight in them as works of art, and makes their context come alive through paintings, drawings and vivid quotation' - Antiques Info


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Diana Scarisbrick is an art historian specializing in the history of engraved gems and jewellery.

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