2008, Softcover
256 pages
Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 11"
ISBN: 9781554073955
$42.00
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| 7000 Years of Jewelry |
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 Language: English
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Edited by: Hugh Tait
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A new edition of a beautifully illustrated and classic survey of jewelry -- worldwide and from prehistory to the modern era -- revised and substantially expanded.
The most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of jewelry.
The book explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewelry in many civilizations throughout the world and across the millennia. Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles are examples of the range of the masterpieces described and illustrated with 400 superb photographs.
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