Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about BROOCH!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: brooch is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments . the earliest known brooches are from the Bronze Age . fashions in brooch changed rather quickly, they are important chronological indicators . many ancient european brooches are referred to by the Latin term fibula . they were first crafted in the Bronze Age and were used as clothes fasteners . in the Iron Age, metalworking technology had advanced dramatically iron Age brooches found in Britain are typically cast in one piece, with the majority made in copper alloy or iron . During the 5th and 6th centuries, five Germanic tribes migrated to and occupied four different the brooches of this era display techniques from Roman art: repoussé, filigree, granulation, enamelling, openwork and inlay . the migration period artists are famous for their passion for colour the precious stone most often used in brooches was the almandine, a burgundy variety of garnet . designers would cover the entire surface of an object with tiny geometric shapes of precious stones or enamel . the long brooch style was most commonly found in 5th- and 6th-century England . craftsmen from Kent began manufacturing brooches using their own distinctive styles and techniques . the circular form was the preferred brooch type by the end of the 6th century . During the 7th century, all brooches in England were in decline . they reappeared in the 8th century and continued the ansate, the safety-pin, the strip and a few other styles were fashionable during the 8th to 11th centuries . miscellaneous brooches during this time period include the bird, the ot certain attributes of Celtic jewellery, such as inlaid millefiori glass, have more in common with ancient brooches than contemporary Anglo-Saxon jewellery . the jewellery of Celtic artisans is renowned for its inventiveness, During the early medieval period, Scandinavian craftsmen created intricately carved brooches . metalwork was decorated in one or more of the Viking art styles . a variety of Scandinavian brooch forms were common during this the most common Scandinavian art styles of the period are the Jellinge and Borre art styles . some of the characteristics of these related art styles are: interlaced gripping beasts, single animal motifs, ribbon-shaped the heart shaped brooch was a very popular gift between lovers or friends . amulet brooches were very common prior to medieval times . in late antiquity, they were embellished with symbols of pa beginning in the fourteenth century, three-dimensional brooches appeared for the first time . the rapid changes in clothing fashion during this era generated similar changes in jewellery styles . demand for new jewellery resulted in the deconstruction primary jewellery styles during this time period are: Renaissance, Georgian and Neoclassical . elaborate brooches covered in gemstones or pearls were in fashion, especially with the upper classes . brooch with religious During the fifteenth century, new cutting techniques inspired new gemstone shapes . Georgian jewelry was typically handmade in gold or silver. Renaissance jewellery was created primarily for the upper class and neoclassical jewellery was made for the general public . an important innovation in jewellery making during this era was the technique of producing cameos with hard pastes called the beginning of the French Revolution halted the manufacture and demand for opulent jewellery . the major jewellery styles of this period are: Victorian (1835–1900), Art Nouveau (1895–1914), Edwardian (19 the style began in France as a reaction to the heavy, somber jewellery of the Victorian era . hair and portraiture were encased within the brooch or braided and woven into a band to the jewellery style was fashionable for fifteen years, and ended with the beginning of World War I . because of platinum’s strength, new jewellery pieces were created with delicate filigree to look like lace and silk . platinum was popular brooch forms were bows, ribbons, swags, and garlands, all in the delicate new style . Cubism and Fauvism, early 20th century art movements, were inspirations for this brooch decoration of this period is: geometric shapes, abstract designs, designs from Cubism, Fauvism, and art motifs from Egypt and India . black onyx, coral, quartz, lapis and carnelian Dress in Anglo-Saxon England (rev. ed.). Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843830818.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Owen Crocker, In Hamerow, Helena; Hinton, David A.; Crawford, Sally (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology. Oxford University Press. pp. 91–116 ISBN 978-1-234-56789-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Stoodley, Nick (1999). The Spindle and the Spear: A Critical Enquiry into the Construction and Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 978-1902771540.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Black, J. Anderson (1988). A History of Jewellery: Five Thousand Years. Random Jewelry Through the Ages. American Heritage. ISBN 978-0828100076.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Tait, Hugh (1986). 7000 Years of Jewellery. British Museum.