FOREWORDS vii
by Mary Feilden, Sonya and David Newell-Smith,
and Wendy Ramshaw
MY EXPERIENCE AS A COLLECTOR x
by Kanshi Hashimoto
FOUR CENTURIES OF RING COLLECTORS:
A SCHOLARLY TRADITION xi
by Diana Scarisbrick
THE RAW MATE RIALS 2
THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD 4
Egyptian 6
Romano Egyptian 12
Etruscan, Greek, and Roman 16
BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL - 40
Byzantine and Medieval 42
The Dark Ages 44
Late Medieval 45
THE RENAISSANCE 64
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 80
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 104
NINETEENTH CENTURY 136
TWENTIETH CENTURY 188
PARTI 188
Belle Epoque: Art Nouveau 197
Belle Epoque: The Mainstream 203
Art Deco 205
Retro and After 221
PART II 237
Artist Jewelers: The Interwar Period 245
Artist JewelersPost World War II 248
Accessory, Commemorative, Good Luck, and Novelty Rings 277
THE TRADITION OF RINGS WORLDWIDE 285
The East, The Americas, and Africa 293
Archer's Rings 303
FAKES AND PROBLEMATIC RINGS 308
APPENDIXES
List of Hammer Prices 312
Ring Size Conversion Chart 330
Bibliography 331
Acknowledgements and Credits 336
Index 338
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