CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations, ix
Preface, xxxiii
Introduction, xxxvii
EARLY JEWELLERY
Chapter I. {Egyptian Jewellery, 1
{Phœnician Jewellery, 7
” II. Greek Jewellery, 11
” III. Etruscan Jewellery, 20
” IV. Roman Jewellery, 27
” V. Byzantine Jewellery, 33
” VI. {Prehistoric (Celtic) Jewellery, 39
{Romano-British Jewellery, 44
” VII. The Barbaric Jewellery of Europe (The Great Migrations), 49
” VIII. Anglo-Saxon Jewellery (Fifth to Seventh Centuries), Merovingian Jewellery, 56
” IX. Late Anglo-Saxon Jewellery (Seventh to Ninth Centuries), 65
” X. The Celtic Brooch, 75
THE JEWELLERY OF THE MIDDLE AGES
(TENTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES)
Chapter XI. Mediæval Jewellery (Introduction), 80
” XII. Mediæval England, 91
” XIII. The Mystery of Precious Stones, 99
” XIV. {Head-Ornaments, 105
{Necklaces, 113
” XV. Pendants, Rosaries, and Pomanders, 118
” XVI. Brooches—The Ring-Brooch, 127
” XVII. Brooches (contd.)—Pectorals, 135
” XVIII. Rings and Bracelets, 147
” XIX. Belts and Girdles, 159
RENAISSANCE JEWELLERY
Chapter XX. Italy, Fifteenth Century, 166
” XXI. {Sixteenth-Century Jewellery (General), 177
{Italy, Sixteenth Century, 183
” XXII. Germany, The Low Countries, Hungary, 187
” XXIII. France—Spain, 199
” XXIV. England (Henry VIII—Elizabeth), 206
” XXV. Head-Ornaments, Enseignes, Aigrettes, Hair-Pins, Earrings, 222
” XXVI. Necklaces, Neck-Chains, and Collars, 236
” XXVII. Neck-Pendants, 242
” XXVIII. Rings, Bracelets, Broches, 242
” XXIX. Girdles and Girdle Pendants (Mirrors, Books, Watches, Scent-Cases, and Pomanders), 270
LATER AND MODERN JEWELLERY
Chapter XXX. Seventeenth-Century Jewellery (General), 276
” XXXI. {Seventeenth-Century Jewellery (contd.), 290
{England, Seventeenth Century, 299
” XXXII. Eighteenth-Century Jewellery, 307
” XXXIII. Nineteenth-Century Jewellery—The Modern Revival, 325
” XXXIV. Peasant Jewellery, 341
” XXXV. Jewellery in Pictures, 348
” XXXVI. Frauds and Forgeries, 355
” XXXVII. Memento Mori, 363
Bibliography, 371
Index: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z 381