13th Century Jewelry

Here you will find some excellent metal detector finds made over the years.

"To Prepare a Most Honorable Feast" (translated from Maistre Chiquart), "To Make a Feast," "An Islamic Dinner," "A Dinner at Pennsic," "A Jeweler's Bibliography," "Books on Metalworking," and "Period Jewelery You Can Make."

This comprehens ive report represents a landmark in the publicatio n of medieval finds from excavation s in York. It encompasse s very large assemblage s of medieval artefacts of a wide variety of materials, including iron, non-ferrou s metal, stone, jet, amber, fired clay, glass and textile. These were recovered from four major sites in York.

This site has been designed for anyone interested in the various artefacts and coins uncovered through metal detecting and fieldwalking. It is hoped that landowners, detectorists and anyone seeking parallels for finds may find the site both interesting and useful. The galleries contain a selection of personal metal detecting and fieldwalking finds from the United Kingdom which have been photographed and recorded.

Descriptions of different types of jewelry, and the circumstances in which they were given as gifts.

Also at http://www.ostgardr.org/costume/mouche.gothic.jewelry.html and www.ctaylor-co.com/SCA/Costuming/Gallery/Gothic_period_jewelry.htm .

Rings made in the 11th-13th centuries.

A gallery of photos taken during a trip to the museum, including a folding table (1480-1500); casting molds; a brooch; some wooden combs; six candlesticks (14th-15th centuries); a clasp (13th century); belts (14th and 15th centuries); carvings in ivory and wood; a pig-face bascinet; a mail shirt; a 14th century dagger and some sword pommels; and a chest, stool, and bed at the Design Museum.

The circular frame bears four large cells alternating with four brambled bosses which themselves support smaller cells (one of them lost). Blue sapphires occupy two of the large cells and red sapphires have been detached from the other two. One of the smaller cells is set with a red sapphire, the other two with blue. The stones were arranged in alternating matching pairs so that the one now lost was red. These elements are interspersed with triplets of leaves and a further leaf forms a stop for the missing pin. The Coleraine brooch is unusual in being made of gold and in the high relief of its decoration. Best regarded as an import to Ireland, it was probably made in England or France.

A set of links to signet rings in museum collection s, as well as portraits of men wearing signet rings. Includes late Roman, Merovingia n, Frankish, Byzantine, intaglio, and heraldic signet rings, and also rings with badges, monograms, and merchant's marks.

How to make a spiral-looped, twisted, wire annular brooch. Based on two finds. Documentation included.

An initiative by members of the metal-detecting community to promote good practice within the hobby. It is an easy-to-use, friendly and supportive online facility for detectorists to record their finds and ensure that the information is preserved for future generations.

Waterford is Ireland&#3 9;s oldest city, founded by Viking raiders in 914 A.D. The city centre was extensivel y excavated between 1986 and 1992 and the range, quantity and quality of what was found from Waterford& #39;s Viking and Medieval past, surpassed all expectatio ns. Waterford Museum of Treasures brings together for the first time the excavated objects and the historic municipal collection and displays them in optimum conditions . The exhibition celebrates the ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of all who contribute d to the making of Waterford.