Author: Ger Daniëls
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Ethnic jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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A survey of ethnic jewelry from the end of the 19th century to the present. Fine illustrations (241 color) were hand-drawn by the author using as models museum pieces, photos, and jewelry that is still worn as part of traditional costume. Virtually all types of jewelry are represented: brooches, pendants, and ear and nose rings, ornate headdresses and breastplates, belts and bags, as well as shell and beadwork. Of special interest is the similarity of designs, motifs, and symbols among peoples of different regions who before this century had no known contact. A lovely book. 9.5x13". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Michael Haberlandt
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Photographs of over 1900 rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, pectorals, earrings, etc., all identified.
Author: Martin Gerlach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Author: Bernadette Van Gelder
Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
ISBN: 9781851498536
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Since time immemorial, India has lured those in quest of spices, gold and precious gems. Spanning 5,000 years of this glorious legacy, 'Indian Jewellery: the Golden Smile of India', takes an ethnographic approach to the subject, weaving factual information and sumptuous images with the fascinating stories of ancient travellers to India.
Author: Michael Haberlandt
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Photographs of over 1900 rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, pectorals, earrings, etc., all identified.
Author: Azza Fahmy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789774167201
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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For many women of Egypt, their jewelry is their bank--they wear their wealth in their gold. But jewelry in Egypt is also more than mere assets, and its design and manufacture reveal a great array of styles and a high degree of skill and artistry. In this lavishly illustrated book, Azza Fahmy, herself a world-renowned designer of jewelry based on traditional motifs, lays before us an Aladdin's cave of jewelry made in all corners of Egypt over the last one hundred years, collected through her extensive travels throughout the country. From the farms and villages of the Nile Valley and Delta, from the oases of the Western Desert and the mountains and wadis of Sinai and the Eastern Desert, from Nubia in the south, and from the crowded traditional neighborhoods of Cairo is displayed a cornucopia of gold and silver adornment--each area with its own distinctive favored style. Personal seals have been widely employed, and there is even jewelry for special occasions, such as the appeasement of malignant spirits, and for animals. In this completely redesigned edition of her bestselling book, in a new and elegant format, the author not only documents all these varieties and illustrates them with the finest examples, she also describes the techniques and skills involved in their production and the materials used, and recounts her own journey of learning as she apprenticed with the leading master jewelers to become the best known jeweler in Egypt, whose work is worn by world leaders, royalty, and connoisseurs of jewelry around the globe.
Author: Joyce Diamanti
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Author: Martin Gerlach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780844601076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996169
Category : Jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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This book highlights pieces of jewellery from ancient and modern cultures in every part of the globe. Of special interest are the objects that appear in paintings and other works of art: jewel-studded gowns, glittering Renaissance brooches and an Egyptian beaded collar are among the featured works from the "Metropolitan Museum"'s collection. Necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets fill this book and also included are objects of religious significance, military honours and other kinds of personal decoration. The captions relate anecdotes concerning the artists and wearers and describe the history and style of the jewellery pictured.
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394158
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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This catalogue explores extraordinary silver jewellery created by Turkmen tribal craftsmen and urban silversmiths throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. It presents nearly 200 pieces in glorious detail, ranging from crowns and headdresses to armbands and rings, and featuring accents of carnelian, turquoise, and other stones.
