Publication details
Český granát a jeho imitace v lidové kultuře
| Title in English | Czech garnet and its imitation in folk culture |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | In the folk milieu, considerable emphasis was laid on magic and on the symbolism of material, things and colors. The red color was a symbol of life, blood and love and that is why minerals with this color took over its protective function. These minerals played a significant role in the protection of children who wore a necklace or a bracelet as a tool against evil forces and diseases. the use of Bohemian garnet in jewellery is documented since the Middle Ages in the town milieu. We have knowledge about conditions in the country only from the 18th and the 19th centuries. Written and picture sources show that garnet necklaces and rosaries were worn on the whole area of Czech lands. The red stone or its imitation made of glass composition was set in rings, in clips for fastening women's chemises (the region of Chodsko, the Cheb region, the Broumov region, the Těšín region) an in hair pints (Eastern Bohemia). Pyropes were most applied as a part of the decoration on chain necklaces with coins. The coins were set in filigree frames decorated with stones. In central and Eastern Bohemia, Bohemian garnet or its imitations supplemented women's textile bonnets which were embroidered with golden and silver threads. In the first half of the 19th century, the series production of jewellery with Bohemian garnet expanded to the extent that these stones became more accessible also for lower social classes. The kept their popularity up to the 20th century. |
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