Buying Loose Diamonds - What to Check Loose Diamond Sources Wholesale Loose Diamonds Certified Loose Diamonds Caring for Loose Diamonds Diamonds: Composition and Properties Loose Diamonds for Men Diamonds for Weddings and Engagements Loose Diamonds for Women How and Where Diamonds Are Certified How to Spot a Fake Diamond The History of Diamonds Where Diamonds are From Why Certification Matters	Wedding Diamonds This ring culture dates back centuries before today, specifically during the Roman times. Actually, it was a wedding ring culture that was practiced beginning the Roman period. In Roman times, wedding rings were valued for the inscriptions they carried. These inscriptions recorded the wedding contracts signed in the presence of the Emperor’s image. While the wedding ring culture began during Roman times, the ring band had a much earlier history. It was believed that the Egyptian pharaohs were the first ones to use circle, having no beginning nor end, to signify eternity, union and perfection. The wedding ring practice continued and was Christianized by the 4th century by St. Augustine. During the Byzantine period, wedding rings were thick bands of gold having round or oval bezels, a depiction of the couple’s image face to face. During the Middle Ages, the fashion consisted of gold ring bands set with previous gems, the most coveted of course was the diamond Engagement Diamonds Engagement rings were an addition to the ring culture and non-existent until the 13th century when Pope Innocent III proclaimed the observation of a waiting period between the betrothal agreement and the wedding ceremony. The first recorded diamond engagement ring, however, was bestowed in the 15th century by Archduke Maximilian of Austria to Mary of Burgundy. Such romantic act heralded the use of diamond as a token of engagement and love. The engagement ring was worn on the third finger on the left hand. This was inspired by an Egyptian belief that the vena amoris (vein of love) runs directly from the heart to this finger. Diamonds are by far the most desired jewel for such crucial and memorable milestones in man’s life. It is one radiant stone packed with a very high value and many inspiring meanings that it stirs the passion so important in a couple’s life together. Readers Comments Be the first to add a comment
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