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 59
widely distributed in Europe, the regions especially distinguished bytiieir use being various parts of Italy, South Germany, and Scandinavia. Thegreater number are love or betrothal rings, but some are dedicated to rougheruse, as no. 2257a, reputed to be a Bavarian pugilists ring.- The Early… … Fig. 17. Hand of a Jeweller. (.AfterBurlington Fine Arts Chib, llluslraled Cata-logue of Early German Art, 1906, plate x.\x\-ii.) IXTROnUCTIOX Ivil ORIENTAL AND WEST AFRICAN RINGS Of this group little can be saitl, for the OiiciUal ring as such has not yet beenthe subject of extensive stud)-. The…
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