Rings Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty

Name: Rings Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty
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ISBN: 9780500291122

ISBN-10: 0500291128

ISBN-13: 9780500291122

Edition: 2013

Authors: Diana Scarisbrick, James Fenton

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This is the first book devoted exclusively to rings to consider them thematically rather than chronologically. The author brings her rich historical and literary knowledge to bear as she considers signets; rings associated with love, marriage and friendship; devotional, protective, and ecclesiastical rings; memento mori and memorial rings; rings associated with famous people and events; decorative rings; diamond rings; and rings as accessories. She helps us delight in them as works of art, and she makes their context come alive through paintings, drawings, and vivid quotations. Rings of all periods are included—from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance up…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 1/6/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 8.66" wide x 8.90" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English

Diana Scarisbrick is a historian specializing in jewelry and engraved gems. Her previous books include Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty and Portrait Jewels: Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs . She is a Research Associate at the Beazley Archive, Oxford, and recently collaborated with Sir John Boardman on The Marlborough Gems .