The Ring You Never Take Off: What an Everyday Solitaire Knows About the Life You Actually Live
A Brief History of the Solitaire — From Royal Vaults to Kitchen Counters The solitaire ring did not begin as a symbol of love. It began, as so many beautiful things do, as a statement of power. When Cardinal Mazarin bequeathed a collection of enormous diamonds to Louis XIV in 1661, he stipulated that they be set singly — one stone per ring, nothing to distract from the fire at the center. The Sun King understood...
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