IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 504: The Art of the Early Medieval Goldsmith, I
Tuesday 12 July 2005, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | The Historical Metallurgy Society |
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| Organisers: | Barbara Armbruster, Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés (TRACES - UMR 5608), Université de Toulouse le Mirail Niamh Whitfield, Independent Scholar, London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Niamh Whitfield, Independent Scholar, London |
| Paper 504-a | Visigothic Filigree Work as Illustrated by the Guarrazar (Toledo) and Torredonjimeno (Jaén) Treasures (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Art History - Decorative Arts, Byzantine Studies, Technology |
| Paper 504-c | On the Noble and Much Celebrated Art of the Goldsmith (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Byzantine Studies, Technology |
| Abstract | The common theme in this first session is goldsmithing in the Late Antique/Byzantine world and its relationship to that of the early Middle Ages. Alicia Perea will discuss an important collection of 7th-century Visigothic crowns and crosses and suggest that the craftsmanship is not medieval but rather the last manifestation of Antique technology. Noel Adams will examine the decorative foils on high-quality garnet cloisonné ornaments and argue for some degree of continuity between workshop traditions deemed to be Late Antique/Byzantine and those we call Early Medieval. Jochem Wolters will introduce a newly translated 11th-century Greek treatise on the art of the goldsmith rooted in Late Antique and Early Medieval traditions, where formulas and techniques receive equal attention. |