MarcoP > 14-05-2016, 01:13 PM
(13-05-2016, 02:26 PM)Davidsch Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I was looking at Italian pictures mostly, and thought it was a key, but
(segretezza overo taciturnita)
only now (researching British literature), i realize it is indeed a ring !
Davidsch > 14-05-2016, 01:36 PM
-JKP- > 14-05-2016, 03:03 PM
(14-05-2016, 01:36 PM)Davidsch Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
Quite interesting to see that i now found better matches in images & text in the UK than in any other country...
davidjackson > 14-05-2016, 09:42 PM
Quote: As we do now, also the ancients used to seal letters with rings worn on the fingers, so that communications were not seen or made public.
"Usavasi ancora dagli Antichi sigillar, come ora, le lettere con anelli, che si portano in dito, acciò che non si vedano, o palesino i negozi"
Koen G > 15-05-2016, 11:17 AM
Davidsch > 15-05-2016, 02:01 PM
Quote:Koen GH:
The ring on the guy's finger has always reminded me of a seal ring (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). Even though that would mean he is either wearing the seal turned to the inside, or his hand is twisted around in a weird way.
Diane > 15-05-2016, 03:36 PM
MarcoP > 15-05-2016, 05:20 PM
(14-05-2016, 09:42 PM)davidjackson Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Quote: As we do now, also the ancients used to seal letters with rings worn on the fingers, so that communications were not seen or made public.
"Usavasi ancora dagli Antichi sigillar, come ora, le lettere con anelli, che si portano in dito, acciò che non si vedano, o palesino i negozi"
They're talking about wax seals that used to be made into the shape of a ring. You would fold your letter over, and pour wax to prevent it being opened. Then you would press your ring (or whatever seal you possessed, quite often it would be a stamp) to make an impression in the wax. The received thus knew, from the condition of the wax seal, if the letter had been tampered with.
Another version was to append a wax seal to the end of an official document to certify its veracity - legal notices and the like (letters patent, legal instructions open to all to view with the wax seal serving as an indication that the Authority had issued the instructions).
I doubt very much that this is what we are seeing in the VM.
(15-05-2016, 02:01 PM)Davidsch Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.But i see nobody jumping up and down, because of my discovery about the ms & ring & fleur-de-lis. This could mean one or two things:
1) reading my blog page is skipped by many
2) the discovery is not considered to be important
To me this is important because i spend a lot of time here.
ReneZ > 15-05-2016, 05:31 PM
Koen G > 15-05-2016, 08:36 PM