Little Books on Art General Editor: Cyril Davenport
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L I TTL E B OOK S ON A R T GENERAL EDITOR : CYRIL DAVENPORT JE WELLE RY L I TT LE B OOK S O N A R T D m 1 02 23 6d. net e y 6 0. S U B J E C T S BOOK S DWAR D ALMACK PLATE . E G E K B A LTE R R E ART . H . W S I I M W BRA DLE Y D SS . LLUM NATE . J . R MAN TE R B . AL O ART . H . W S S F APAN O BE RT CARE THE ART O J . R Y CYR IL DAVE N P RT JEWELLER . O C IS IN MRS E N N E R HR T ART . H . J Y IN MRS E N N E R O D . UR LA ART . H . J C IS I SYMBO IS E N N E R HR T AN L M . H . J S MRs E L ON AW O N ENAMEL . N S D S F I A N MEw URN TURE . EG MI I LI oR R N ATURES. A CE C x AN A R T I S T S Y GE OR E PA TON ROMNE . G S E S E LLE N DURER . L. J S I A Y S ME RE NOLDS. J . I MIs s K E T LE Y S. D S C H WATT R E . ’ ‘ H PPN . K SKIP I ON O ER . H P . FR AN CE YRRE LL- GILL TURNER . S T B - O S FORTUN EE DE LE URNE J NE . LIS I O L CE COR KR AN LE GHT N . A I B MRs SHARP REM RANDT . E . A . V S Z LF R ID ILBE RF OR CE and A. R . G LBE R T ELA QUE . WI W I Y LLW V D CK. SMA OO D AN M G. O B I BE ATR C FORTE CUE H L E N . I E S ‘ ‘ M P LL R CO O T H E L BIR N S I ING L and Rs . O A D R T . E A MI N w A E A O K LLET. P C C G Z D BO C L Z A F. PO LLA R D REU E AN U HER . E I DR Y ’I‘ RAPHAEL. A . R . HURS G A N ME w HO ARTH . EG C LLON LAUDE . E . DI PLA TI: 1 ' ‘ \ - U P I H S I ‘ I I- F \ TH C 8 5 1 R\ I TA LI AN PE D \ N l I:. C U ‘ - “HT” E N A M E I S { N D l l A R I Q. j E W E L L E R Y C Y R I L D AV E N P O R T ‘ W ITH A F R ONTISPIECE IN COLOU R AN D F OR TY - ON E OTHER ILLUSTR ATION ME THUE N CO . 6 E SSE X STR E E T w 3 . c . LON DON C O N T E N T S CHAPTER I I N T R O D U CT O R Y — — — Saint Eligius Theophilus Benvenuto Cellini EarlyJewellery in o sia truria Gr c and o — recious ston s Egypt , Rh de , E , ee e , R me P e — Solder Enamels page CHAPTER II NECKLACES ar l discov ri s n ar nton — Berri s seeds sh lls and t th E y e e e Me e e , , e , ee — Tor nes— truscan Gr k and o an or n lo- Saxon q E , ee . R m w k A g — necklaces Renaissance designs and necklaces in France and Italy CHAPTER III PENDANTS — — Etruscan bulls The Ashantis and wire work Egyptian amu lets — — — New Z ealand jade amulets Scandinavian bracteates R e — naissance w ork Pendants in England CHAPTER IV DIADEMS — Disc overies at Troy and Mycena The Crowns of Lombardy and — H ungary and the Crown of Charlemagne The Crown of — Scotland The Imperial Crown of England CONTENTS CHAPTER V — — EARR I NGS NOSE - R I NGs LABRETS pagt 78 CHAPTER VI BRACELETS — — Primitive bracelets Fine work found in Egypt Assyrian scu lp — — ture Discoveries at Troy and Mycena Roman snake brace — — lets Indian work with enamels Anklets worn in India CHAPTER VII FINGER R I NGS — — Classification Anglo- Saxon gold and niello rings Jewish rings — — Papal rings Posy and marriage rings Mourning and portrait — rings Signification of stones CHAPTER VIII P I N S A N D B R OO C H E S — — — Thorns and fish bones Metal pins Lake villages Celtic and rovin ian rooc s— c ne an Gr and o an fi u a Me g b he My e , eek, R m b l — Circ u ar rooc s— Gl n on rooc the ara rooc l b he The e ly b h , T b h , — and the Hunterston brooch Anglo- Saxon brooches BIBLIOGRAPHY I NDEX INDEX TO THE PLATES PLATE I I I PE OF O I S . TAL AN NDANT G LD W TH ENAMEL ’ ' TH a 8 Fr ontzs zece AND PEARLS. 1 6 CENTURY (p ge 5 ) p TO F ACE PA GE NECKLACE OF HUMAN TEETH FROM THE SOLO MON ISLANDS (page ETRU SCAN NECKLACE OF GOLD W ITH G RAN U O . 6TH B . C a e LAR W RK CENTURY . (p g 39) S N S O I S ETRU CA NECKLACE OF G LD W TH ENAMEL . OTH B C . CENTURY . I I I S E N ELs TAL AN NECKLACE W TH JEWEL AND AM . I 6TH A D CENTURY . I H S S FRENCH NECKLACE W T JEWEL AND ENAMEL , T . I 7 H CENTURY A. D P O O R D GREEK ENDANT FR M TAMAN , AB UT 3 ” B c a 6 CENTURY . (p ge 5 ) NORWEGI AN BRACTEATE OF SI LVER G I LT OF H a O T E I I D. 6 AB UT TH CENTURY A. (p ge 5 ) Two NORWEG IAN RI NG CROSSES (page 57) I I P I H O I 6TH TAL AN ENDANT W T AGATE CAME . C a A . D ENTURY . (p ge 59) GERMAN JEWELLE D AND ENAMELLED PENDAN T OF GOLD . 1 GTH CENTURY viii INDEX TO THE PLATES PLATE To P ACE PA C IS P I S AN D S 7. ENGL H ENDANT W TH JEWEL ENAMEL AN D A TURQUOISE CAM EO PORTRA IT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (page 59) ENGLISH PENDANT WITH JEWELS AN D ENAMELS AN D AN ONYX CAMEO PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (page 60) BRO H E I O 8. ETRUSCAN NZE LMET W TH G LDEN H 600 WREAT . B . C. H N O H O R D SCYT IA G LDEN ELMET . AB UT THE 3 B . c CENTURY . I S O IS O S O FOR THE ANC ENT C TT H CR WN , RE T RED ES I N I 0 a JAM v . 54 (p ge 74) ' VIC O I S I P I O I N QUEEN T R A M ER AL CR WN , MADE 1 838 (page 76) GREEK EARRI NG OF GOLD W ITH JEWELS AND ENAMELS (page 81 ) O I I I I I O S M DERN ND AN EARR NG , W TH D AM ND AND EMERALDS (page 85) MODERN INDIAN NOSE - RI NG (page 86) MODERN TOE - RI NG FROM CENTRAL I NDIA (page 87) MODERN LABRETS WORN BY THE ESQU I MAU X OF ALASKA (page 89) BR ITISH GOLD TORQUES OF ABOUT THE 9TH A. D a 8 CENTURY . (p ge 3 ) ’ MODERN ARMLET OF BOARS TUSKS FROM TH E HAWA IIAN ISLANDS (page 94) ARMLET OF GOLD FROM THE TREASURE OF THE OX S. O TH E R D B . C U AB UT 3 CENTURY . ROMAN SNAKE BRACELET OF ABOUT THE I ST a 8 CENTURY A D. (p ge 9 ) MODERN I ND IAN BRACELET W ITH JEYPORE ENAMELS (page 1 00) INDEX TO THE PLATES PLATE TO F A CE 1 P P I TH E I TH a 5. A AL R NG OF 5 CENTURY (p ge GERMAN JEWISH WEDDING R ING OF THE I 6TH CENTURY (page 1 1 4) O I O THE 2 N D A. D. R MAN R NG , AB UT CENTURY (Page 1 1 9) MODERN BURMESE RUBY R ING (page 1 2 4) ' 1 6 THE O O IO I W ILLIAM IV. a 1 1 1 . C R NAT N R NG OF (p ge ) “ ” ANC IENT EGYPTIAN PORCELAIN OUZ A R ING (page 1 1 6) ITALIAN ENAMELLED R ING OF THE I 6TH CENTURY (page 1 2 1 ) 1 . IS I I I o6 a 1 1 7 ENGL H WEDD NG R NG , 7 (p ge 4) I TALIAN DIAMOND R I NG OF TH E I 6TH CENTURY (page 1 2 2 ) ENGLISH D IAMOND WRITI NG RI NG OF THE I 6TH CENTURY (page 1 2 6) 8 IS I H - I I . ENGL H F FTEENT CENTURY DECADE R NG (Page 1 07) ANC I ENT EGYPT IAN SIGNET RI NG OF CARNELIAN (page 1 1 6) ROMAN BRONZE KEY - R I NG OF ABOUT THE I ST a 1 1 CENTURY A . D . (p ge 9) ROMAN DOUBLE R I NG OF ABOUT THE 3R D N A D a 1 2 0 CE TURY . (P ge ) “ ” S B ROOCH I R ISH O O THE ARBUTU , W RK OF AB UT I I E A.