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Famous Ruby Engagement Rings
By Yaĝé Enigmus
Among precious gems, ruby is the stone that many consider to be the most representative of pure passion. This beautiful gemstone ...
A History of Sapphire Engagement Rings, Part 2: From the Renaissance to the Modern Era
By Yaĝé Enigmus
As the centuries passed, sapphire engagement rings evolved. The designs seen in contemporary engagement rings and bespoke engageme...
A History of Sapphire Engagement Rings, Part 1: Antiquity and the Middle Ages
By Yaĝé Enigmus
Many people are familiar with the image of a diamond laden engagement ring glistening as it slides on to the finger of someone’s ne...
Why do people wear engagement rings on their left hand?
This is an interesting question because the answer might surprise you!In the video below, David explains that while it’s often said that the engage...
Famous Sapphire Engagement Rings
By Yaĝé Enigmus
When most people think of engagement rings, diamonds are the first stone that comes to mind but they are not the only option for th...
Amethyst: The Classic Purple Gem
By Yaĝé Enigmus
The colour of amethyst indisputably makes this gemstone one of the great treasures of the mineral realm and the most valuable singl...
A Brief History of Amethyst, Part 2: From Regal Gem to Pervasive Treasure
By Yaĝé EnigmusIn Europe during the dark ages, purple was one of the most difficult pigments to make and along with amethyst was intimately associ...
A Brief History of Amethyst, Part 1: Violet Quartz in the Ancient World
By Yaĝé EnigmusPerhaps one of the oldest and most well known gems, amethyst has been valued by human beings from countless cultures and civilizatio...
The Mythology of the Ruby
Any discussion of rubies and the mythology surrounding them has to begin in India, an ancient source for the beautiful red gemstones. The ancient S...
The Mythology of the Emerald
The green colour of emeralds has often been the source of numerous myths and beliefs. Throughout history, emeralds have been believed to cure all k...
The Mythology of the Sapphire
Sapphires are among the earliest known gemstones in history. As a result, it is no surprise that there are many legends about this wonderful stone....
The Breastplate of Aaron Part 3 - The Twelve Jewels Row by Row
By Yaĝé Enigmus
[NOTE: Multiple sources from different eras give different translations/descriptions/orders of the twelve stones in the Priestly B...