BİZANS’ TA SÜSLENME VE TAKI KÜLTÜRÜ

Duringthe early periods of The Byzantine Empire, jewellery developed as acontinuation of the Roman jewellery both in terms of form and method. Thedistictive Byzantian forms, patterns and methods developed after the 6thcentury when Constantinople became the centre of jewellery. Furthermore, inorder to improve the court jtewellery, creaion of a Byzantian style was enabledby sending for craftsmen from Alexandria and Antakya. Colourization of metal,the unique Byzantian jewellery method began to develop in flashy jewelleriesthat were created with precious and semi-precious stones together with preciousmetals, especially gold. Just like the Anatolian people before them, theByzantians wore their jewellery both for adornment and showing off their wealthand for protecting themselves from evil and showing their piety. As uniqueoutputs that blended the traditions of Roman and Hellenistic periods andChristianity, the Byzantian jewelleries affected both West and the jewelleriesof the Seljuks and Ottomans, who lived in Anatolia after them. As uniqueoutputs that blended the traditions of Roman and Hellenistic periods andChristianity, the Byzantian jewelleries affected both West and the Seljuks andthe Ottomans, who lived in Anatolia after them. In this study, it is aimed todetermine the lands-societies that affected and were affected by the Byzantiansin terms of “the history of jewellery” by studying the design, material andaesthetic values of Byzantian jewelleries.