Description

Large format hardcover bound in black cloth lettered on spine in gold and front board in blind, in publisher’s black pictorial dust-jacket. 381 pages. Glossary, Appendix and Bibliography (Works Cited in Abbreviated Form). Profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs and maps. First edition. This work is devoted to the presentation of over one hundred items of personal ornamentation, many crafted from gold and silver. Highlights include Sarmatian-period jewelry, rare examples of Hunnic and Gothic garnet cloisonne and exquisite brooches from the Merovingian-period, in addition many other quotidian objects such as buckles, pendants, brooches, strap ends and belt mounts from sites located across Europe. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and pristine copy, like new. As new in an as new dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible.