Coins and Costume in Late Antiquity (Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications) - Softcover

Bruhn, Jutta-Annette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0884022196 ISBN 13: 9780884022190

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1993

Synopsis

This catalogue focuses on numismatic gold jewelry, from pendants set with coins and medallions to stamped pseudo-medallions, or a combination of both. Special attention is given to the technical issues of mounting techniques.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry Maguire is a former Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks and Professor of Art History at Johns Hopkins University.

Review:

“This concise monograph examines the technology, iconography and context of Late Roman gold coin jewelry...excellent photographs and drawings vividly illustrate the ostentation of these symbols of power and wealth...This exhibition catalogue of fifteen items, which also includes a complete bibliography, extensive footnotes and a useful glossary, is a beautiful and scholarly contribution to the study of ancient jewelry, a Vorbild for its kind, as essential tool for specialists and a sumptuous delight for general readers.”―Revue des archéologues et historiens d’art de Louvain

About this edition

• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0884022196
• ISBN 13: 9780884022190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72