Franks bequest. Catalogue of the finger rings, early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, mediaeval and later (1912)
British Museum. Dept. of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography, Franks, Augustus Wollaston, Sir, 1826-1897, Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 44
ir origin or use.The theory which finds most acceptance describes them as rings of investiture,and supposes that they were transmitted to new holders of papal fiefs or highoffices in the Church on accession to their new dignity. One difficulty in thisview lies in the fact that many of the rings… … Fk;. u. Hands. From liotticinis .St. Jerome with St. Damasus andother .Saints, National Gallery. shared with the pope the custom of in\esting by ring. According to anotherhypothesis, they were carried as credentials by ambassadors or minor envoys, muchas a Kings Messenger carries a badge ; but…
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