Richard Hattatt

"Richard Hattatt had a lifelong interest in archeology...focused on brooches. He rapidly built up an important collection. The lack of easily obtainable reference books prompted him to write his own--four of them. Each brooch is described in detail and illustrated with a meticulous drawing, and there are lots of additional notes on comparable types. His four books remain a record of the collection (that has now been deposited in museums and sold privately.) The 'Visual Catalogue' is a last-minute addition to his fourth book; he prepared it originally for his own use, and realizing how often he used it, he decided to include it in the book."

This book is a visual index to the previous four books. Thousands of detailed drawings of brooches from all angles are collocated in this volume. Each diagram is keyed to the archeological dig site information and the the work more details on the piece can be found. An excellent reference. I anticipate interlibrary loaning the other volumes as needs arise for details on an individual piece.

Richard Hattat's four books are:

Ancient and Romano-British Brooches (1982)
Iron Age and Roman Brooches (1985)
Brooches of Antiquity (1987)
Ancient Brooches and Other Artifacts (1989)… (mehr)