jewelry history - posts with jewelry history

Although modern jewelry making era begun in the 1940′s, there were new Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles adopted from1890′s that showed new artistic values which in turn influenced the way jewelry looks now. Art Nouveau is a style which focuses on the female form and puts an emphasis on color. The more often shapes [...]

After the fall of the Roman empire, the Byzantine empire took over the manufacturing methods from Romans and developed them further with religious themes. Unlike Romans, Byzantium didn’t used solid gold, but lightweight leafs with different embedded gems and stones. As in West, women used to wear jewelry as a sign of wealth, while men [...]

As expected, the history of jewelry dates way back in time and can’t be traced to just one civilizations, as it evolved differently in many parts of the world. The first form of jewelry was found in Africa and is believed it dates from the times of Homo Sapiens, consisting of perforated beads made from [...]