What are the origins of the imagery and designs on common jewelry and portable artwork between late antiquity and the Middle Ages? These dynamic centuries encompass the transformation of the Greco-Roman world into the nascent kingdoms and medieval states upon which most modern European nations are based. The choices of jewelry and other forms of personal expression among the lower classes in ancient times is notoriously difficult to contextualize for a number of reasons. Nonetheless, these precious articles were expressions of individual identity as well as signifiers of rites of passage. As…mehr
What are the origins of the imagery and designs on common jewelry and portable artwork between late antiquity and the Middle Ages? These dynamic centuries encompass the transformation of the Greco-Roman world into the nascent kingdoms and medieval states upon which most modern European nations are based. The choices of jewelry and other forms of personal expression among the lower classes in ancient times is notoriously difficult to contextualize for a number of reasons. Nonetheless, these precious articles were expressions of individual identity as well as signifiers of rites of passage. As such, they reflect not only the people who wore them, but also the social milieu and artistic trends at that moment in time. This new study assists in identifying the types, origins and routes of transmission of personal artwork, particularly finger rings, across Europe and Byzantium, an area of study that has been neglected in previous works. Some of this material represents the first time relevant research from Central and Eastern Europe has been translated and made available to the general reader in the English-speaking world.
T.N. Pollio is a researcher and historian who lives in East Haven, Connecticut.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: Late Antiquity and the Migration Period The Dark Ages Hannibal ad Portas: the Barbarian Onslaught Part II: The Diffusion of Jewelry Designs Since Late Antiquity Part III: Difficulties in Dating and Identification Part IV: Medieval Societies of Western Europe Frankish and Germanic Kingdoms Frankish Tribes Germanic Tribes Frankish and Germanic Ring Types Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms Part V: Influences from Asiatic Cultures Trade Routes Between Europe and Asia Ancient Cultures of the Eurasian Steppe Asiatic Origin of Certain Zoomorphic Motifs "Saltovo" and Related Types from the Steppe Kievan Rus and Kipchak Khanate Part VI: The Roads Less Traveled: Central and Eastern Europe Medieval and Modern States The Successor States of the Former Yugoslavia Notable Medieval Cultures Part VII: Common Ring Types from Central and Eastern Europe Religious Rings Magical/Apotropaic and Geometrical Symbols Ring and Dot Patterns Heraldic and Pseudo-Heraldic Rings Heater Shield, Flame and Heart-Shaped Designs Fleur-de-lis Portcullis and Similar Cross-Hatched Patterns Star and Crescent Sword and Arm Avian and Zoomorphic Motifs Architectural, Crowns and Similar Designs Monograms, Merchant's Marks and Personal Seals Quatrefoil, Rosette and Similar Decorative Motifs Plain Hoop and Twisted Wire Designs Cast Types with Faux Gemstones Part VIII: Anthropomorphic Rings from Central and Eastern Europe Part IX: Slavic Stolovat and Similar Jewelry Types Part X: Common Signet Ring Configurations Part XI: Star and Floral Patterns Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: Late Antiquity and the Migration Period The Dark Ages Hannibal ad Portas: the Barbarian Onslaught Part II: The Diffusion of Jewelry Designs Since Late Antiquity Part III: Difficulties in Dating and Identification Part IV: Medieval Societies of Western Europe Frankish and Germanic Kingdoms Frankish Tribes Germanic Tribes Frankish and Germanic Ring Types Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms Part V: Influences from Asiatic Cultures Trade Routes Between Europe and Asia Ancient Cultures of the Eurasian Steppe Asiatic Origin of Certain Zoomorphic Motifs "Saltovo" and Related Types from the Steppe Kievan Rus and Kipchak Khanate Part VI: The Roads Less Traveled: Central and Eastern Europe Medieval and Modern States The Successor States of the Former Yugoslavia Notable Medieval Cultures Part VII: Common Ring Types from Central and Eastern Europe Religious Rings Magical/Apotropaic and Geometrical Symbols Ring and Dot Patterns Heraldic and Pseudo-Heraldic Rings Heater Shield, Flame and Heart-Shaped Designs Fleur-de-lis Portcullis and Similar Cross-Hatched Patterns Star and Crescent Sword and Arm Avian and Zoomorphic Motifs Architectural, Crowns and Similar Designs Monograms, Merchant's Marks and Personal Seals Quatrefoil, Rosette and Similar Decorative Motifs Plain Hoop and Twisted Wire Designs Cast Types with Faux Gemstones Part VIII: Anthropomorphic Rings from Central and Eastern Europe Part IX: Slavic Stolovat and Similar Jewelry Types Part X: Common Signet Ring Configurations Part XI: Star and Floral Patterns Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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