5. “A brief history of horny jewellery”




“It’s easy to see why the trappings of love have been, primarily, bound to the hands: they connect us to others and, through them, we convey our deepest affections. There’s the hand that caresses, reaches, entwines and strokes. The palm that cups the lover’s face; the thumb that brushes a stray tear, an eyelash. After all, the fourth finger is the only appendage named after its given accessory: the wedding ring.”

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