The word a bracelet occurs from french. bracelet - “wrist” (from a root bras - “hand”). It an ornament which carry, mainly, on a wrist. The most ancient bracelets from mamont tusks concern a paleolith. By the neolith end there were the stone bracelets made by drilling. In a bronze age metal bracelets have extended. Special grace bracelets of Greeks and the Romans, sometimes decorated by small sculptures differed. In the Middle Ages in the Western Europe bracelets have almost disappeared because of a fashion on long sleeves in lady’s wear. From Renaissance they have again extended in the Western Europe simultaneously with a fashion on short sleeves. In Russia in 11-13 centuries bracelets (them named hoops) were usual: at notable women - from gold or the silver, at townswomen - from glass, at peasants - from copper.Italian charms
The form of a bracelet and place with which it occupies on a hand, depend on traditions of a society and the standard styles of clothes. So, for Ancient Russia the bracelet-hoop freely sliding on a hand is characteristic. Customs of XVIII century demanded, that the lady’s wear was tightly closed - hoops were replaced by the “wrists” sewn to a sleeve on manners a cuff, or «sleeves» which in the form of a chain were put on over a sleeve. In the beginning of 19 centuries bracelets of the Tula small-arms factory which masters had the big skills on art furnish of metal especially were famous. Special popularity was received by bracelets under the name «warm bondage» which represented two rings connected by a chain with the lock in the form of a heart. Put on them one hand on a wrist and is closer to an elbow. Extremely large ornaments were sight of the middle of XIX century. In I.Panaev’s magazine “Contemporary” writes: « These bracelets are so massive so huge, that they can be considered easily from a theatre orchestra. These are bracelets-monsters ». There were in history of a suit periods when pair bracelets entered into a fashion. This ornament consists of two hoops of the identical sizes (one at a brush, another - at an elbow) which are connected by a chain in the form of fetters. And two more details. In 1892 the magazine« Fashionable light »recommended to use ancient bracelets for a hairdress ornament - it should cover so-called Greek knot.italian charm bracelets
The today’s fashion offers bracelets from a skin, straw, the beads, the embroidered fabric, a bone, enamel or varnishes. Nonconventional for Europe jeweller materials have gained special distribution in a youth fashion. Very often the bracelet is replaced with the decorated hours-bracelets per the case from gold or platinum, with furnish by diamonds, rubies or sapphires. The dial can be closed the decorative cover hiding a functional purpose of a subject. The quantity of bracelets on one hand depends on fashion requirements. It is obvious, that “east” style allows to connect together many various subjects. The European style does not recommend to combine the subjects mismatching each other on a material or principles of decorative registration. (bras - “hand”).silver italian charms
Initially, at the moment of the occurrence, the bracelet was an ornament both female, and man’s. So, at the German soldiers it served as a symbol of valour and simultaneously was the original amulet protecting in fight. From memoirs of contemporaries we know, that Ampere-second. Pushkin carried a gold bracelet from a green jasper with a Turkish inscription. Close friends as the poet put on it a forearm of the left hand knew about existence of this bracelet only.
