METAL DETECTING FINDS: HOOKED-CLASPS AND EYES

METAL DETECTING FINDS: HOOKED-CLASPS AND EYES

by Brian Read

This book draws together an extensive range of small metal artefacture with one or more hooks, variously known as clothing-fasteners, clothing-hooks, dress-fasteners, dress-hooks, hooked-fasteners, hooked-tags, hooks and eyes, cloak-fasteners, cloak-clasps and scarf-hooks.

Periods covered are Roman, early medieval, late medieval, early post-medieval and late post-medieval.

The author explains both textually and illustratively what is currently known about when, where and how these objects were used, and their manufacture. Also covered are miscellaneous objects with hooks, eyes, loops, rings or toggles.

Intriguing and frequently beautiful works of art, these objects are subjected to their in-depth study under one cover.

A4, softback, 242 pages.