CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I.] | Rings from the Earliest Period | [1] |
| [II.] | Ring Superstitions | [91] |
| [III.] | Secular Investiture by the Ring | [177] |
| [IV.] | Rings in connection with Ecclesiastical Usages | [198] |
| [V.] | Betrothal and Wedding Rings | [275] |
| [VI.] | Token Rings | [323] |
| [VII.] | Memorial and Mortuary Rings | [355] |
| [VIII.] | Posy, Inscription, and Motto Rings | [390] |
| [IX.] | Customs and Incidents in connection with Rings | [419] |
| [X.] | Remarkable Rings | [457] |
| Appendix | [499] |