Středověký šperk: Archeologické nálezy z jižní Moravy
Medieval Jewellery: Archaeological finds from South Moravia

Author(s): Věra Šlancarová
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Museology & Heritage Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Library and Information Science
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Czech Republic; South Moravia; archaeological finds; medieval jewellery;
Summary/Abstract: The present work represents the first comprehensive survey of medieval jewellery located in museum depositories, galleries and archaeological institutions of South Moravia. Into the collection, the author has included items from 79 localities: 45 urban towns, 11 castles and 23 other locations (current and former villages and cultural sites). The selection has been limited to the High Middle Ages, i.e. mainly to the 13th–15th centuries, possibly extending into older and younger periods. The core of the work is comprised of a catalogue of objects with drawings or photographic documentation accompanied by detailed descriptions. The catalogue of finds is fully available in electronic form in the Digital Library of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. In the analytical part of the thesis, the objects are evaluated in terms of typology and morphology, including comparisons with finds from other locations. This allows the jewellery to be set in contemporaneous context in terms of its functional, aesthetic and symbolic significance.

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