Fibula (Brooch): Brooch, Early Middle Ages, Safety Pin, Hinge, Spring (Device), Roman Legion, Near East, Black Sea, Roman Britain, Chevron (Insignia), Pilgrim Badge - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6132901035 ISBN 13 : 9786132901033

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A Fibula (Latin to fasten") is an ancient brooch. Technically, the Latin term fibulae refers specifically to Roman brooches, however, the term is widely used to refer to brooches from the entire ancient and early medieval world. Unlike modern brooches, fibulae were not only decorative, they originally served a practical function: to fasten clothes, including cloaks. Fibulae replaced straight pins that were used to fasten clothing in the Neolithic period and Bronze Age. In turn, fibulae were replaced as clothing fasteners in the Middle Ages by buttons. Their descendant, the modern safety-pin, remains in use today. There are hundreds of different types and variations of fibulae. They are usually divided into families or groups based on historical period, geography and/or cultural grouping. Fibulae are also divided into classes based on their general forms."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alphascript Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6132901035
• ISBN 13: 9786132901033
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Éditeur: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
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• Personne responsable: non disponible