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Timeline: Middle Ages

Middle Ages

c.400
c.529
c.548
570
c.600
c.600
c.800
c.800
c.800
962
c.1096
c.1096
c.1096
c.1100
c.1140
1180
1234
1250
c.1284
c.1290
c.1330.
c.1400
1433
c.1450
c.1471
c.1471
1477
c.1496
General History
  • Germanic Tribes Invade the Roman Empire, the Migration Period Starts.
General History
  • Byzantine Emperor Justinian Takes up Laws Regulating the Wearing and Usage of Jewelry in a New Set of Laws, Later to be Called the Justinian Code.
Discoveries & Innovations
  • The San Vitale Mosaic is Completed in Ravenna.
General History
  • The prophet Muhammad is Born, by the End of his Life in 632 a Large Islamic State has Been Established.
Antique German Drawplate. Depending on the Cross Section, Different Shaped Wires Can be Produced.
Discoveries & Innovations
  • Earliest Evidence of Metal Drawplate Usage in the Western World.
Sutton Hoo Shoulder Clasp, Closed.
Jewelry History
  • King Raedwald of East Anglia Receives a Burial at Sutton Hoo with Extraordinary Jewelry By his Side.
    Sutton Hoo
    General History
    • Charles the Great is Crowned Emperor.
      • In Choosing a Court style Charles Picks the Romanesque Style after Byzantine Example.
    Red Spinel Crystal.
    Discoveries & Innovations
    • Mining of Red Spinel Begins in Badakshan, Afghanistan Between 750 and 950 AD
    Gold with Cloisonné Enamel.
    Jewelry History
    • Cloisonné Enamel Finds its Way into the Workshops of Byzantine Goldsmiths.
      Cloisonné Enamel
      General History
      • The Crowning of Otto I Marks the Beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
      General History
      • The First Crusade is Launched.
      Discoveries & Innovations
      • The Loot of the First Crusade Containing Incredible Amounts of Precious Stones and Gold is Transported From the Holy Land to Northern Europe.
      Jewelry History
      • A Distinct Arabic Style Emerges in Jewelry of the Islamic World.
        Discoveries & Innovations
        • Chinese Originate the Concept of Pearl Culturing (1100-1300?)
        General History
        • The Gothic Period in Art History Starts (Lasts Until the 16th Century)
        Jewelry History
        • The Goldsmiths of London Start a Guild.
          Jewelry History
          • Laws Regulating the Wearing of Jewelry are Instated in Aragon.
          French Art Nouveau Plique-a-Jour Pill Box Displayed as an Objet d'Art.
          Jewelry History
          • Earliest Record of Plique à Jour.
            Plique à Jour
            The Coat of Arms of the Horner's Company.
            Jewelry History
            • The Gothic Style Starts to Influence Jewelry.

            • French Laws Regulating the Wearing of Jewelry are Instated (1283)

            • First Record of The Horner’s Co., London.
              The Horner's Co.
              Basse Taille Enamel, 14th Century.
              Jewelry History
              • Earliest Extant Example of Basse-Taille Enamel (in Italy).
                Basse-Taille
                Point-Cut
                Jewelry History
                • Earliest evidence of diamond cutting (the point-cut) in Venice.
                  Ferronniere
                  Jewelry History
                  • Ferronnières Come into Fashion During the 15th Century.
                    Ferronnière
                    The Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Painting by Rogier van der Weyden in about 1460. Charles is Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece.
                    Jewelry History
                    • Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy is Born (dies 1477). He is Believed to Have Owned the Florentine Diamond.
                      Florentine Diamond
                      Table-Cut
                      Jewelry History
                      • The Table Cut for Diamonds is Introduced. (c.)
                        General History
                        • Albrecht Dürer is Born (Dies 1528).
                        Top View of a French Cut Stone.
                        Jewelry History
                        • The First French Cut Diamonds are Cut During the 15th Century.
                        Jewelry History
                        • First Diamond Engagement Ring Given to Mary of Burgundy by Emperor Maximilian I.
                          Discoveries & Innovations
                          • Leonardo da Vinci Designs a Rolling Mill.
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