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Monday, October 27, 2008

More Inspiration From Books

Classic fantasy writer E.R. Eddison was a little obsessed with jewelry, and wrote some of the best jewelry descriptions ever.


From Mistress of Mistresses:

"Then he laid out a hand palm upwards on the table; hers came, daintily under its shimmer of rings ... The alexandrite stone was upon her finger, water green in this light of evening, yet with a stir as of embers below the green ready to flare red when lamps should be lit."

Totally makes me want to wear an alexandrite ring and rule over a mysterious realm.

(Images: top: Edwardian Alexandrite Ring from Cypress Gallery; right to left: Three Bubbles Ring with Synthetic Alexandrite from Grocgroc; Large and Bold Alexandrite Ring (synthetic) from LisaLisa46; 14K Alexandrite Ring from ShopNBC.)