The History and Poetry of Finger-rings - Couverture souple

Edwards, Charles Et

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432537334 ISBN 13 : 9781432537333

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

The History and Poetry of Finger-Rings by Charles Edwards is a comprehensive exploration of the cultural significance of finger-rings throughout history. This book delves into the symbolism and meaning behind finger-rings, from ancient times to the present day. Edwards examines the artistic and cultural significance of finger-rings, exploring their use in religion, politics, and social status. The book includes stunning illustrations and photographs of finger-rings from around the world, showcasing the intricate designs and craftsmanship that have gone into creating these objects of beauty. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of jewelry, art, and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The history of finger-rings is more abundant than the poetry, which is chiefly connected with the ceremonies and observances in which they figure. What this history is Mr. Edwards has indicated in the gossipy pages which follow, and which contain a world of curious information. Interesting in themselves, they are valuable for their references, which enable the reader to verify the statements of Mr. Edwards, and to pursue his line of study farther than he has chosen to do. He will find many particulars in regard to rings of all sorts, among the different people by whom they have been worn, in ancient and modern times, and of the important part they have played in the history of the world. He will also find many allusions to them in the poets, but not so many poems of which they were the inspiration as he might have expected, for the simple reason that such poems do not exist. The small orbit of the wedding-ring as a nameless old poet satirically calls it, has seldom proved large enough for genius to revolve in. Mr. Edwards quotes but one marriage poem, Thee, Mary, with this ring I wed, which he fails to trace to its author, the Rev. Samuel Bishop, who has written nothing else that is worth remembering. I am happy to restore it to him, and iii 3a 5O.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432537334
• ISBN 13: 9781432537333
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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