| Contents |
Late Antiquity and the Migration period -- The diffusion of jewelry designs since late Antiquity -- Difficulties in dating and identification -- Medieval societies of Western Europe -- Influences from Asiatic cultures -- The roads less traveled : Central and Eastern Europe -- Common ring tpes from Central and Eastern Europe -- Anthropomorphic rings from Central and Eastern Europe -- Slavic stolovat and similar jewelry types -- Common signet ring configurations -- Star and floral patterns. |
| Abstract |
"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. But the choices of jewelry and other forms of personal expression amongst 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 one's rites of passage. As such, they reflect not only the people who wore them, but also the social milieu and artistic trends impacting their lives 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 from late antiquity to the late middle ages, 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021036235 |
| ISBN | 9781476681757 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
