The meaning and history of all things engraved and pers

Ancient Religious Inscriptions for your Engraved Ring

June 12, 2008

The phrase Spes In Deo ("Hope In God"), as well as its variant In Deo Spes are popular inscriptions found on ecclesiastical rings. Here I have a visualization of a modern gold ring design featuring these words. Other well-known religious ring inscriptions include: Deus dona vivas in Deo – May God grant that you may [...]

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“True Love Waits” Purity Rings

June 6, 2008

“True love waits” silver purity ring “True Love Waits” is the most common and popular inscription on purity rings. Curiously, this phrase does not have a direct correlation with any Bible verse (which is not a problem per se). This makes it more difficult to deal with common request to translate the words “True Love [...]

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Luther’s Engagement Ring and his Wedding Ring: Creative and Meaningful

June 5, 2008

The fact that Martin Luther was after all a Renaissance man often goes unnoticed behind the display of his religious fervor. A fine testament to his interest for every detail of Creation, as well as appreciation for artistry and ingenuity can be found in Luther’s betrothment and marriage rings. The unbelievable complexity of these engraved [...]

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Engraved Dedications for Your Friends and Family. In Latin!

June 4, 2008

Sometimes the only message that people wish to convey when presenting someone with a gift is that it was meant to be special and personal. It is common to see engravings that have nothing else in them other than relationship terms: mother, father, sister, brother etc. If this is what you want, but would still [...]

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What is a Claddagh Ring?

June 2, 2008

To an untrainted ear the words Claddagh Ring can easily seem like some sort of Hebrew reference. Well, actually Claddagh is a village in Ireland. An old magazine describes the population of this village in such words: "They are an industrious and self-respecting people, those fisher folk, but somewhat as exclusive in their manners as [...]

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