Here is a list of books related to
fibulae (brooches/cloak pins). I took the list which I
had originally posted with the
fibulae article I wrote for
Wikipedia and annotated it for
FORVM users. The comments in square brackets are my own personal opinions on the books.
I have a few more books on
fibulae which I will try to add soon and I will also try to gather a list of books related to other
antiquities.
Perhaps the moderator would consider creating a books/references/bibliography sticky for the
antiquities section.
Shawn
Annotated Bibliography: Fibulae/Brooches
Beck, Heinrich,
et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht. (Excerpt from the Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde.) Walter de Gruyter,
Berlin, 2000.
[In
German, a
history of
fibulae of the Germanic peoples. Little info on
Roman era fibula but interesting for post-Roman Germanic
fibulae.]
Binding,
Ulrike. Band 16: Studien zu den figürlichen Fibeln der Frühlatenzeit. Rudolf Habelt, Bonn, 1993.
[In
German. Very detailed study of La tene (pre-Roman)
fibulae in animal form or with animal features.]
Blinkenberg, Chr. [lindiaka V] Fibules grecques et orientales. Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri, Kobenhavn, 1926.
[In
French. Excellent study of
fibulae from
Greece and
Asia Minor from their origins in the Mycanaean era to the end of the archaic Greek era. Very hard to find.]
Bohme, Astrid. Die Fibeln der Kastelle Saalburg und Zugmantel in Saalburg Jahrbuch, XXIX, 1973.
[In
German.
Roman era
fibulae found at the
Roman forts of Saalburg and Zugmantel in southern
Germany. These forts were in use from circa 90-260AD.]
Fauduet, Isabelle. Fibules preromaines, romaines, et merovingiennes du
musee du Louvre. Presses de l'ecole normale superieure,
Paris, 1999.
[In
French. Study of the
fibulae in the Louvre’s
collection from middle La Tene to merovingian era.]
Gergova,
Diana. Früh- und ältereisenzeitliche Fibeln in Bulgarien. C.H.
Beck, Munchen, 1987.
[In
German. Typology of late bronze and early iron age
fibulae found in
Bulgaria. Does not cover La Tene or
Roman era.]
Glogovic, Dunja. Fibeln im kroatischen Küstengebiet. Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2003.
[In
German. Typology of late bronze and early iron age
fibulae found in Croatia. Does not cover La Tene or
Roman era.]
Hattatt, Richard. A Visual
catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient
Brooches. Oxbow Books,
Oxford, 2000.
[In English. The only commonly available English language book on
fibulae.
Good for basic
identification and rough dating only.]
Jobst, Werner. Die römischen Fibeln aus Lauriacum. Wimmer, Linz, 1975.
[In
German.
Roman era
fibulae found at the
Roman fort of Lauriacum, at modern Enns in Upper
Austria. This
fort was in use during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.]
MacGregor, Arthur. Ashmolean Museum
Oxford: A Summary
catalogue of the Continental Archaeological
Collections.
BAR 674,
Oxford, 1997.
[In English.
Fibulae and many other small finds from Continental Europe in the Ashmolean
collection. Focussed on post-Roman “Dark Ages” material. Divided by country of origin and not by item
type.]
Mills, Nigel.
Celtic and
Roman Artefacts. Buxton Press, Derbyshire, 2000.
[In English.
Part of the author’s series of books by and for English metal detectorists. Covers La Tene and
Roman era
fibulae as well a many other
types of small finds. Very well illustrated in colour.
Good into to many common
types of
antiquities.]
Smith, R.A. British Museum Guide to Early Iron Age
Antiquities: 1925. Anglia Publishing, Ipswich, 1994.
[In English. Guide to European pre-Roman small finds, including
fibulae, in the British Museum. Reprint.]
Soupault, Vanessa. Les elements metalliques du costume masculin dans les provinces romaines de la
mer Noire. IIIe-IVe s. ap. J.-C.
BAR 1167, Archaeopress,
Oxford, 2003.
[In
French. Study and typology of late
Roman (3rd-4th centuries AD)
fibulae and buckles from the Eastern Balkans and Black Sea region. Best study of the famous late-Roman “crossbow” or zweikopf fibula currently available.]