| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
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| I. | THE ORIGIN, PURPOSES AND METHODS OF RING WEARING | [1] |
| 1. The Origin of the Ring | |
| 2. Purposes of Ring Wearing | |
| 3. Methods of Wearing | |
| II. | FORMS OF RINGS AND MATERIALS OF WHICH THEY ARE MADE | [67] |
| The Materials of Rings | |
| III. | SIGNET RINGS | [115] |
| IV. | SOME INTERESTING RINGS OF HISTORY | [162] |
| 1. On the Continent | |
| 2. English Rings | |
| V. | BETROTHAL (ENGAGEMENT) RINGS, WEDDING (NUPTIAL) RINGS, AND LOVE TOKENS | [193] |
| VI. | THE RELIGIOUS USE OF RINGS | [249] |
| VII. | MAGIC AND TALISMANIC RINGS | [288] |
| VIII. | RINGS OF HEALING | [336] |
| IX. | RING MAKING | [355] |