Finger-ring lore: Historical, Legendary, Anecdotal

Rambles of an archæologist among old books and in old places: Being papers on art, in relation to archæology, painting, art-decoration, and art-manufacture

F. W. Fairholt

Frederick William Fairholt’s Rambles of an archæologist among old books and in old places is a scholarly…

Rings for the finger: From the Earliest Known Times to the Present, with Full Descriptions of the Origin, Early Making, Materials, the Archæology, History, for Affection, for Love, for Engagement, for Wedding, Commemorative, Mourning, Etc.

George Frederick Kunz

George Frederick Kunz’s Rings for the Finger is a scholarly survey that treats the humble band as a cultural…

The history and poetry of finger-rings

Charles Edwards

The work is a scholarly survey of finger‑rings that blends historical narrative with occasional verse.

Scarabs: An introduction to the study of Egyptian seals and signet rings

Percy E. Newberry

A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume 1 (of 2) During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era

Lynn Thorndike

This volume is a scholarly survey of how magic and experimental science intersected from antiquity through…

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846

James Richardson

James Richardson’s work is a nineteenth‑century travel narrative that records his 1845‑46 expedition across…