Contributions

  • Ian Thomas (Photographer) - Contributor

Publication

2000-04-15 - Watson-Guptill Publications

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8117980M
  • ISBN-139780823025848
  • ISBN-100823025845
  • OCLC Control Number43915436
  • Library of Congress Control Number99067588
and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1460156
  • Goodreads1008362

Description

"Ranging from exquisite early medieval and Renaissance pieces to today's modern designs, Jewels and Jewelry celebrates the jewelry collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Objects from both Europe and North America illustrate every important style, from the influences of antiquity on sixteenth-century designs, to the Baroque and Neo-Classical, to Art Nouveau and Art Deco, to the avant-garde of the late-twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Gold has been central to jewellery since at least the middle of the third millennium BC.

Excerpt

Gold has been central to jewellery since at least the middle of the third millennium BC.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Jewels and JewelryHardcoverWatson-Guptill Publications2000-04-15

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