Morphologie de la clef                                                                              6

Environ 4 000 avant J.-C.                                                                         8

Clefs de la Grèce Antique                                                                      14

Clefs lacustres                                                                                         24

Clefs celtiques                                                                                        28

Clefs romaines                                                                                        49

Clefs de la Palestine (période de Bar-Kokheba)                                    62

Clefs hautes médiévales et carolingiennes                                              66

Clefs des Vikings                                                                                   76

Clefs romanes                                                                                         80

Clefs gothiques                                                                                       88

Clefs d'époque Renaissance                                                                 104

Clefs de maîtrise                                                                                   116

Clefs d'église                                                                                        124

Clefs de chambellan                                                                             146

Clefs baroques et rococo                                                                      162

Clefs dites "anglaises"                                                                          180

Clefs massives de coffres en fer                                                           188

Clefs à double fonction                                                                        194

Clefs du XVIIIe au XXe siècle                                                            200

Clefs modernes                                                                                     214

Évolution des clefs de l'époque romaine à l'époque gothique              220

Évolution des clefs de la Renaissance au XXe siècle                           222

Glossaire                                                                                               224

Bibliographie                                                                                        226

Musées                                                                                                  232

Sources des illustrations                                                                       234

Remerciements                                                                                     236

Table des donateurs                                                                              237

Littératures choisies                                                                              238

Morphology of keys                                                                                 6

Around 4 000 BC                                                                                     8

Keys of Ancient Greece                                                                         14

Lacustrine keys                                                                                       24

Celtic keys                                                                                              28

Roman keys                                                                                            44

Ancient Palestinian keys (bar-Kokheba period)                                     62

Early Mediaeval and Carolingian keys                                                   66

Viking keys                                                                                             76

Romanesque keys                                                                                   80

Gothic keys                                                                                             88

Renaissance keys                                                                                  104

Masterpiece keys                                                                                  116

Church keys                                                                                          124

Chamberlain keys                                                                                146

Baroque and Rococo keys                                                                    162

Fine English keys                                                                                  180

Massive iron chest keys                                                                        188

Dual-purpose keys                                                                                194

Keys from the 18th to 20th century                                                     200

Modern keys                                                                                         214

Developments in keys from the Roman era to the Gothic era              220

Developments in keys from the Renaissance to the 20th century       222

Glossary                                                                                                224

Bibliography                                                                                         226

Museums                                                                                               232

Illustrations credits                                                                               234

Acknowledgements                                                                              236

List of donators                                                                                    237

Selected literature                                                                                 238

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