2011, Hardcover 415 pages Dimensions: 10.25 x 12.5 ISBN: 978-1-934260-14-2
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The Edward Arthur Metzger Gem Collection |
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Language: English
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Author: William A. BassettElise A. Skalwold
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Illustrations by: Laura KazlowskiJeff Scovil
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The breadth of the Edward Arthur Metzger collection is hinted at in the introduction to a new catalogue, which states that, while the late collector obviously had the resources to assemble a world-class collection, some of what he acquired �can be found in souvenir shops.� In his own brief essay that launches the book�s 400 pages, Metzger writes of communing with the inanimate�gauging its personality while examining its beauty as fate brings the two together�so, when he was called, he was called, not mindful of the price tag.
The Edward Arthur Metzger Gem Collection, by William Bassett and Elise Skalwold, is the first of a two-part project that has been in preparation since 2008. The present volume documents the collection�s splendid elements with equally splendid photographs by Jeffrey Scovil.
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