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A catalogue of the Alice and Louis Koch collection of finger rings. Comprising of 1980 rings from over 4000 years, largely compiled before 1904, this collection affords the scholar an almost uninterrupted study of the evolution of ring shapes and design, providing new evidence for dating. Further, through this miniature art form historical events, religious practices, social customs and superstitions may be traced and identified. Combining illustration and scholarship, this book displays all 1980 rings in full colour with at least two views. In addition, there are 16 colour plates showing in enlargement over 140 selected items from the collection. The work is accessible for both German and English readers, with a description and critical commentary for each ring in German, accompanied by an English summary.
Together, 736 pages including 16 plates (147 colour illustrations), 627 pages with c.3,900 colour illustrations, 5 pages of hallmarks with 166 monochrome illustrations. Cloth 34×24.5cms. ISBN: 0901286451. Fully illustrated catalogue of this remarkable private collection comprising 1,980 finger rings dating from ancient Egypt to the present, offering a thorough survey of the evolution of ring shapes and designs. Each ring is given a description and commentary in German, with English summary. Volume I covers: Egyptian 1900-450 BC; Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek 900-100BC; Roman – Late Antiquity 300BC-700AD; Byzantine and Migration Period 4th-5th century; Islamic 7th-9th century; European: Medieval to Rococo Period 6th-18th century. Volume II covers; Ancient and Postclassical Glyptics; 19th century; 20th century; Fakes and Copies; Folk and Ethnic. With scholarly introductory essays in both languages, indices, glossary, and bibliography.
Box set compromising of vol1 and vol2 both books immaculate and the dust wrappers just as immaculate, on first glance you would say NEW, but its like new. Pages internally fresh and free from inscriptions. Magnificent. See our OUR OWN photograph for Quality control. First Edition. One other copy has been loaded internationally for $3370 our price is very competitive, this is NOT a reprint
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