https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=71.96.67.14Cunnan - User contributions [en]2026-05-14T00:23:20ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.3https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Jewelry&diff=12753Jewelry2005-06-27T00:56:50Z<p>71.96.67.14: (spelling fix (from "broach", a verb form, meaning "to open, piece or introduce" to "brooch", the accepted noun form meaning "pin or decorative fastener")</p>
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<div>'''Jewelry''' was a diverse art during the [[middle ages]] of making items that ornamented their wearer. Items could be purely decorative, or practical items to which decoration was added to create a pleasant effect, and impression of wealth.<br />
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Jewelry included items [[modern]]ly thought of as jewelry: <br />
*[[ring]]s, including [[seal ring]]s<br />
*[[brooch]]es including [[annular]]s, [[pennanular]]s, [[disk brooch]]es<br />
*necklaces<br />
*pendants including decorative [[seal]]s, reliqueries, and much more<br />
*decorative [[pin]]s, and also [[veil pin]]s<br />
*bracelets<br />
*[[earring]]s<br />
and also other items:<br />
*[[horse harness pendant]]s<br />
*fancy jewlled [[belt]]s<br />
*jewelled [[trim]] on clothing<br />
*[[fillet]]s (head bands), [[torc]]s, [[circlet]]s, [[crown]]s, [[coronet]]s<br />
*[[pilgrims badge]]s<br />
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Jewelry could be made from a variety of materials:<br />
*metal wire ([[gold]], [[silver]], [[copper]], [[lead]], alloys....)<br />
*cast [[metal]] such as [[pewter]]<br />
*[[bead]]s from [[gemstones]], [[glass]], [[ivory]], [[shell]] and coral, [[rock]] (e.g. fossils), [[wood]] or [metal]]<br />
*[[enamel]]ling<br />
*carved wood or ivory (sometimes covered in other objects, e.g. painted, gilded or inset with gems)<br />
*[[coin]]s or other keepsakes, e.g. a disk brooch or earring from a coin (although in some cases deliberate copies were manufactured).<br />
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== See also == <br />
*[[gemstones]]<br />
*[[bead]]s<br />
*[[gold]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
*[http://www.addgr.com/jewel/elka/index.html Greek jewelry]<br />
*[http://www.florilegium.org/files/ACCESS/jewelry-msg.html Jewelry in Stefan's floregium]</div>71.96.67.14https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Penannular&diff=17401Penannular2005-06-27T00:54:51Z<p>71.96.67.14: spelling fix (from "broach", a verb form, meaning "to open, piece or introduce" to "brooch", the accepted noun form meaning "pin or decorative fastener")</p>
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<div>'''Penannular''' is a popular [[SCAism|SCA slang term]] for a [[penannular brooch]], or semi-circular pin.<br />
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Penannular means "almost circle" in [[Latin]].<br />
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A search for "penannular" in the online collections catalogue at the [[British Museum]] website yields [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?%7BUPPER%7D%3Av2_free_text_tindex=penannular&_IXDB_=compass&_IXSPFX_=graphical%2Fsummary%2F&_IXFPFX_=graphical%2Ffull%2F&_IXNOMATCHES_=graphical%2Fno_matches.html&%24+%28with+v2_searchable_index%29+sort=.&_IXsearchterm=penannular&_IXspage=search&submit-button=summary this result].<br />
[[Image:Pennanular.png]]</div>71.96.67.14