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Byzantinischer Schmuck des 9. bis frühen 13. Jahrhunderts: Untersuchungen zum metallenen dekorativen Körperschmuck der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit anhand datierter Funde aus Griechenland und Bulgarien
by Antje Bosselmann-Ruickbie
English summary: Byzantine luxury items have been neglected in research for a long time, despite the legendary reputation they held as early as the Middle Ages. This volume analyzes the gold, silver and bronze ornaments of the 9th to early 13th Centuries in an interdisciplinary study. An illustrated catalog presents some 170 dated objects, which are placed into a broader context through hundreds of comparative examples and the inclusion of ...
Hardback. Price GB £112.00

Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment
by Truus Daalder, with photographs by Jeremy Daalder
The care with which this book has been prepared is simply astonishing. Its history began when Truus and Joost Daalder acquired their first examples of non-European ethnic body adornment around 1980, four years after their arrival in Adelaide. Creating this magnificent publication has involved much travel and research, and a passionate author ­ Truus Daalder, a collector born into a collectors family.

Today the Daalder collection of ...
Hardback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £125.00

Jewellery in Malta: Treasures from the Island of the Knights (1530-1798)
by Francesca Balzan
Researched and written by Francesca Balzan, this study has made extensive use of primary sources to build up a history of jewellery in Malta, which focuses on the art of jewellery, its social history and trade practices. It is the first study of its kind to be published in Malta. The book is in two parts, the first of which contains essays on historical aspects of the jewellery while the second part is devoted to analytical case studies of ...
Hardback. Price GB £75.00

Intaglios, Cameos, Rings and Related Objects from Burma and Java: The White Collection and a further small private collection
by Sheila E. Hoey Middleton
The subject of this study is a collection of over one hundred intaglios, cameos, seals and rings acquired by Tom and Danielle White during a diplomatic posting in Burma (Myanmar) between 1985 and 1989. (Another private collection of intaglios, seals, ...
Paperback. Price GB £32.00

Finger Rings
by Diana Scarisbrick and Martin Henig
Few personal possessions have the resonance of finger rings, whether they serve as symbols of marriage, office, status or, in some cases, as token of hidden political or religious beliefs. This attractive volume provides an illustrated catalogue of the ...
Paperback. Price GB £7.95
Hardback. Price GB £11.95

Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finger-Rings in the Ashmolean Museum. II.Roman
Henig, Martin
This volume catalogues and illustrates 860 engraved gems and finger-rings in the Ashmolean Museum, with the aim of demonstrating how the collection developed over the last 150 years or more and to identify, wherever possible the source and provenance of ...
Paperback. Price GB £37.00

Draupnir's Sweat and Mardoll's Tears BAR S1276
Smith, Michele Hayeur
Items of jewellery in Icelandic society traditionally have been analysed in typological, chronological and technological terms with descriptive approaches to discussing their presence in the archaeological record. Drawing on this research but taking a ...
Paperback. Price GB £41.00