400 superb photographs
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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau buckles
Asia
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Celtic Era
Celtic torcs
Egyptian Era
Egyptian necklaces
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Europe
history of jewels
jewellery
jewellery making
jewelry
jewelry making
Materials
Renaissance Era
Renaissance pendants
South American gold masks
Styles
Techniques
the British Museum
Product details
- ISBN 9780714150321
- Weight: 1220g
- Dimensions: 220 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 05 Mar 2007
- Publisher: British Museum Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This panoramic illustrated history explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles are among the range of masterpieces described by a team of experts from the British Museum and illustrated with 400 superb photographs. This reissue includes images of major acquisitions made in the last ten years, particularly from Europe since 1700 and from Asia.
Hugh Tait, formerly a Deputy Keeper at the British Museum, was an internationally recognized scholar in the field of European decorative arts and a former president of the Society of Jewellery Historians. His many publications include (as editor) The Art of the Jeweller: A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum and Five Thousand Years of Glass.
