9        Preface

  11        Introduction

  14        Questions of Ordering

  14        according to region?

  15        according to date of manufacture and style?

  16        on what other principles?

  17        For the Reader's Information

  18        From the 13th to the 16th Century. Cutlery from the Middle Ages

  18        For serving and carving

  22        Simple knives for everyday use

  24        Knives and sheaths of a high standard of craftsmanship

  28        Knives with engraved representations 33 Spoons

  33        Silver

  34        Other metals

  36        From the 16th Century to the Mid-17th Century.

              Cutlery from the Renaissance and the Age of Mannerism

  36        For serving, carving and hunting

  40        Silver, also in combination with other materials

  40        Germany (not including Augsburg)

  45        Former East Germany and eastern Europe

48          Denmark and Scandinavia

  51        The Netherlands

  56        France, Italy and England

  58        Silver with niello

  59        Rock crystal, cornelian, Aventurine glass, shell

  62        Ivory

  70        Steel

  71        Other materials

  74        Work in wood from the Netherlands and the Lower Rhine

  79        From the Mid-17th Century to the End of the 18th Century.

              Cutlery from the Baroque and Rococo Periods

  79        For serving and carving

  82        Silver, also in combination with other materials

  82        Germany

              (not including Augsburg)

  90        Switzerland

  99        The Netherlands

104        Denmark and Scandinavia

105        France, Italy, England and eastern Europe

107        Handles as sculpture in silver

110        Gold and enamel

114        Agate, rock crystal and other stones

115        Amber

117        Mother of pearl and coral

120        Ivory

120        Handles with allegorical, religious and mythological motifs

124        Other handles

130        Porcelain and faïence

130        Meissen

134        Other factories

138        Wood

144        Brass and bronze

146        Tortoiseshell, horn and other materials

149        Cutlery cases

150        From the End of the 18th to the Mid-19th Century.

              Cutlery from the Neo-Classical and Biedermeier Eras

150        Silver

150        Germany (not including Augsburg)

152        Other European countries 156 Other materials

158        Augsburg Silver Cutlery 1580 to 1807,

              a Chapter of Its Own

170        From the Mid-19th Century to the Turn of the Century.

              Cutlery from the Period of Historicism

170        Germany

175        Other European countries

177        From the Turn of the Century to about 1930.

              Cutlery from the Jugendstil Era and New Objectivity

178        Germany

193        The Netherlands, Austria and England

195        Catalogue

242        Marks Tables

254        Bibliography

258        Index of Names

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