A magnificently illustrated, international survey of rings through history. With ravishing reproductions of rings from many countries, this book presents rings through major signets; rings associated with love, marriage, and friendship; devotional, protective, and ecclesiastical rings; memento mori and memorial rings; rings associated with famous people and great events; decorative rings; diamond rings; and rings as accessories.Rings of all periods are covered―from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the twentieth century. The examples come from great museums and from private collections, chiefly that of the noted gem dealer Benjamin Zucker.The author, one of the world's leading jewelry historians, draws on artistic and literary sources to make the rings' contexts come alive with paintings, drawings, and vivid quotations. 479 full-color photographs and illustrations
J. J. Scarisbrick Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
J.J. Scarisbrick is een historicus die zich richt op Tudor-Engeland. Zijn werk kenmerkt zich door diepgang en precisie in de analyse van dit cruciale tijdperk in de Engelse geschiedenis. Lezers zullen zijn vermogen waarderen om het verleden tot leven te wekken en nieuwe perspectieven te bieden op de politieke en sociale gebeurtenissen van die tijd.
Focusing on what the author considers to be the flamboyant personality of Henry VIII, this text explores a king whose impact on government, society and religion of England is still felt more than four centuries on.