Jewelry by Clare Phillips
From the simple shell beads worn by Palaeolithic hunters to the splendor of Renaissance gold work and the sumptuousness of Art Nouveau enamels, here is a fascinating and informative guide to the development of Western jewelry--concluding with the radical and experimental developments in the last three decades. Offering a concise survey of the entire field, this book analyzes jewelry's changing fashions, explores its social context, and examines how it has been worn by both men and women. It shows how jewellers have responded to new sources of gems, whether emeralds from the New World or diamonds from South Africa, and to the discovery of metals such as platinum and aluminum. Masterworks by unknown craftsmen and pieces designed by individual artists as diverse as Holbein, Pugin and Calder are illustrated alongside the glittering products of the major jewelry houses.
'Phillips has achieved the remarkable feat of describing and illustrating hundreds of objects set within a well written narrative … her approach is remarkably fresh … This admirable volume is excellent value with its impeccable text and numerous illustrations' - Journal of the Royal Society of Arts
Clare Phillips is Curator of the Department of Decorative Art and Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500202876 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500202877 |
| Title | Jewelry |
| Author | Clare Phillips |
| Series | World Of Art |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 1996-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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