Chainwork - Chainwork

…In Greece, goldsmithing and jewellery had developed since antiquity, and rather intricate gold chains were used for necklaces, with small pendants attached to them. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, very elaborate braided chains, called trichinopoly, were made, and ornamental chains were considered wealth equivalent to cash, with the whole or some of the links of a gold chain being used for payments or gifts. Curb chains, wider and flatter than those used today, are seen in portraits of Henry VIII. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "chain work" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ギリシアでは古代から金細工と宝石細工とが発達し，かなり複雑な金鎖の細工が首飾に使われ，これに小型のペンダント(つり飾)がつけられた。中世からルネサンス期にかけては，非常に精巧な組紐式の鎖細工trichinopolyがつくられるようになり，装身用の鎖は現金にひとしい財産とみなされ，金鎖の全体，もしくはいくつかの環は支払や贈物にあてられた。また，くつわ鎖curb chain式で，今日のものより幅広で平らな金鎖は，ヘンリー8世の肖像画にも見られる。…

※「鎖細工」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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