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'''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. |
'''Jewelry''' (English ''jewellery'') 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. |
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Jewelry included items [[modern]]ly thought of as jewelry: |
Jewelry included items [[modern]]ly thought of as jewelry: |
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*[[brooch]]es including [[annular]]s, [[pennanular]]s, [[disk brooch]]es |
*[[brooch]]es including [[annular]]s, [[pennanular]]s, [[disk brooch]]es |
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*necklaces |
*necklaces |
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*pendants including decorative [[seal]]s, |
*[http://www.larsdatter.com/pendants.htm pendants] including decorative [[seal]]s, reliquaries, and much more |
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*decorative [[pin]]s, and also [[veil pin]]s |
*decorative [[pin]]s, and also [[veil pin]]s |
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*bracelets |
*bracelets |
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and also other items: |
and also other items: |
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*[[horse harness pendant]]s |
*[[horse harness pendant]]s |
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*fancy |
*fancy jewelled [[belt]]s |
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*jewelled [[trim]] on clothing |
*jewelled [[trim]] on clothing |
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*[[fillet]]s (head bands), [[torc]]s, [[circlet]]s, [[crown]]s, [[coronet]]s |
*[[fillet]]s (head bands), [[torc]]s, [[circlet]]s, [[crown]]s, [[coronet]]s |
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*metal wire ([[gold]], [[silver]], [[copper]], [[lead]], alloys....) |
*metal wire ([[gold]], [[silver]], [[copper]], [[lead]], alloys....) |
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*cast [[metal]] such as [[pewter]] |
*cast [[metal]] such as [[pewter]] |
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*[[bead]]s from [[gemstones]], [[glass]], [[ivory]], [[shell]] and coral, [[rock]] (e.g. fossils), [[wood]] or [metal]] |
*[[bead]]s from [[gemstones]], [[glass]], [[ivory]], [[shell]] and coral, [[rock]] (e.g. fossils), [[wood]] or [[metal]] |
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*[[enamel]]ling |
*[[enamel]]ling |
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*carved wood or ivory (sometimes covered in other objects, e.g. painted, gilded or inset with gems) |
*carved wood or ivory (sometimes covered in other objects, e.g. painted, gilded or inset with gems) |
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*[[coin]]s or other keepsakes, e.g. a disk brooch or earring from a coin (although in some cases deliberate copies were manufactured). |
*[[coin]]s or other keepsakes, e.g. a disk brooch or earring from a coin (although in some cases deliberate copies were manufactured). |
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== Internal Links== |
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''See also:'' |
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*[[gemstones]] |
*[[gemstones]] |
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*[[bead]]s |
*[[bead]]s |
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*[[gold]] |
*[[gold]] |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=123 Atlantian A&S Links: Jewelry & Jewelrymaking] |
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=== References === |
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*[http://www.addgr.com/jewel/elka/index.html Greek jewelry] |
*[http://www.addgr.com/jewel/elka/index.html Greek jewelry] |
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*[http://www.florilegium.org/files/ACCESS/jewelry-msg.html Jewelry in Stefan's floregium] |
*[http://www.florilegium.org/files/ACCESS/jewelry-msg.html Jewelry in Stefan's floregium] |
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 10 September 2007
Jewelry (English jewellery) 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.
Jewelry included items modernly thought of as jewelry:
- rings, including seal rings
- brooches including annulars, pennanulars, disk brooches
- necklaces
- pendants including decorative seals, reliquaries, and much more
- decorative pins, and also veil pins
- bracelets
- earrings
and also other items:
- horse harness pendants
- fancy jewelled belts
- jewelled trim on clothing
- fillets (head bands), torcs, circlets, crowns, coronets
- pilgrims badges
Jewelry could be made from a variety of materials:
- metal wire (gold, silver, copper, lead, alloys....)
- cast metal such as pewter
- beads from gemstones, glass, ivory, shell and coral, rock (e.g. fossils), wood or metal
- enamelling
- carved wood or ivory (sometimes covered in other objects, e.g. painted, gilded or inset with gems)
- coins or other keepsakes, e.g. a disk brooch or earring from a coin (although in some cases deliberate copies were manufactured).
Internal Links
See also:
