Roman brooches in Britain : a technological and typological study based on the Richborough Collection / Justine Bayley and Sarnia Butcher ; with brooch drawings by Judith Dobie and other illustrations by John Vallender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayley, J. (Justine)

Contributor:

Society of Antiquaries of London.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 0953-7163 ; no. 68.

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 0953-7163 ; no. 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brooches--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Brooches.

Decoration and ornament, Roman--Great Britain.

Decoration and ornament, Roman.

Metallurgy in archaeology.

History.

Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman.

Great Britain.

Classical antiquities.

Physical Description:

xv, 297 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

London : Society of Antiquaries of London, 2004.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM ... "contains the results of the scientific analyses of the Richborough brooches and selected comparative material, presented in a format that allows readers to browse the data using their own search criteria." -- p. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Typology 3

Chapter 2 Metallurgy and analytical methods 12

Alloy composition 12

Alloy names 14

Alloy properties 15

Patterns of alloy use 16

Analytical methods 16

Atomic absorption spectrophotometry 16

X-ray fluorescence 21

Comparison of AAS and XRF data 22

Data presentation 23

Ternary diagrams 24

Bar charts 24

Statistics 24

Chapter 3 The manufacture and decoration of Roman brooches 26

Brooch manufacturing processes 26

Casting and moulds 27

Patterns for moulds 29

Working solid metal 29

Assembly and finishing 31

Pin attachment 32

Repairs 34

Archaeological evidence for brooch manufacture 35

Decorative techniques 40

Gilding 42

Tinning 43

Silvering 44

Metal overlays 44

Inlays 45

Niello 46

Enamel 46

Attached decoration 50

Chapter 4 Catalogue of brooches found at Richborough 52

Bow brooches 53

One-piece sprung brooches 53

Brooches with spring in cylindrical cover 65

Early hinged brooches 66

Colchester-derivative brooches 82

Polden Hill brooches 89

Trumpet-headed brooches 92

Hinged T-shaped brooches 94

Headstud brooches 95

Various brooches related to trumpet-headed and/or headstud series 98

Knee brooches 100

Sheath-footed P-profiled sprung brooches 102

Sheath-footed P-profiled hinged brooches: the crossbow series 106

Armbrustfibeln 121

Plate brooches 122

Early plate brooches 122

Dragonesque brooch 123

Zoomorphic plate brooches 123

Openwork brooch 125

Symmetrical plate brooches of continental origin 126

Continental disc brooches with complex enamel 129

Disc brooches with applied repousse plates 131

Disc brooch with conical centre and lugs on rim 131

British enamelled umbonate brooches, hinged 132

British flat disc brooches, enamel in large fields, sprung 133

Oval flat brooches with broad outer band of enamel 134

Gilded disc brooches with a central glass setting 134

Penannular brooches 137

Terminals coiled or bent back in same plane as the ring 137

Terminals coiled back at right angles to the ring 137

Terminals turned back over the ring 140

Knobbed terminals 141

Unusual forms 142

Annular brooches 143

Chapter 5 Brooches from Roman Britain: chronology, typology and metallurgy 145

Early to mid-first-century brooches 145

One-piece brooches 145

Brooches with cylindrical spring-cover 150

Hook Norton and related types 150

Early hinged brooches 151

Conquest-period plate brooches 154

Colchester-derivative brooches 155

Applied Hook brooches 157

Brooches of the Flavian period and their second-century developments 159

Initial T-shaped brooches 159

Polden Hill brooches 159

Trumpet-headed brooches 160

Headstud brooches 164

Developed T-shaped brooches 167

Various brooches related to the trumpet-headed and/or headstud series 168

Plate brooches 171

Early symmetrical (`equal-ended') continental brooches 171

British plate brooches 171

Zoomorphic brooches 173

Disc and symmetrical plate brooches 176

Late bow brooches 179

Knee brooches 179

Sheath-footed brooches 181

Penannualr brooches 185

Chapter 6 The historical context of the brooches found at Richborough 188

Chapter 7 Results and interpretation 206

Chronology and source area 206

Patterns of alloy use 208

Bronze 208

Brass 209

Leaded bronze 210

Decoration 211

Enamelling 211

Brooch manufacture and distribution 213

Function and findspot 214

Appendix 1 Analytical results 215

Appendix 2 M R Hull's typology of Roman brooches 230

Appendix 3 Lists of parallels to the main brooch types found at Richborough 241

Appendix 4 Missing Richborough brooches and the site's numbering systems 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-284) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

085431279X

OCLC:

56660096