Everything a Victorian antiquary could gather about rings: betrothal and mourning, poison rings and papal rings, the superstitions attached to every stone, and the rings dug from the presumed site of Troy.

Customs and Incidents in Connection with Rings

2 pages in this part of Finger-Ring Lore.

Customs and Incidents in Connection with Rings (ONE of the most singular)

ONE of the most singular usages in former times in which a ring was employed was the annual celebration at Venice of the wedding of the…

Customs and Incidents in Connection with Rings (Wedding of the Adriatic P)

Wedding of the Adriatic. P. 419.

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