Overview

This is the companion volume to one devoted to recent research on Byzantine jewellery published in 2010 and forms part of a series organised under the auspices of the British Museum Byzantine Seminar Series. The conference brought together leading scholars from Europe, the USA and the Middle East to discuss Late Antique gems and cameos. This is the first time that so many diverse papers, interdisciplinary in nature, have been assembled in a single volume and includes scientific papers addressing issues such as typology and sourcing of gemstones.

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Author:   Chris Entwistle ,  Noel Adams
Publisher:   British Museum Press
Imprint:   British Museum Press
Volume:   177
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780861591770

ISBN 10:   0861591771
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   15 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'...important and should be widely read by scholars of classics, magic, religion and ancient medicine -- Lynn Lidonnoci Bryn Mawr Classical Review 10/02/2013

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Chris Entwistle has been the curator of the Late Roman and Byzantine Collections at the British Museum since 1985. Dr Noel Adams is an independent scholar who has published widely on the metalwork and jewellery of the Early Middle Ages.

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