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7000 Years of Jewellery
Hugh Tait
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Description for 7000 Years of Jewellery
Paperback. Explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Illustrated with 400 photographs, this work describes a range of masterpieces, such as Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles. Editor(s): Tait, Hugh; Andrews, Carol. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1254. 256 pages, 400 illustrations, 250 in colour. Editor(s): Tait, Hugh; Andrews, Carol. Explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Illustrated with 400 photographs, this work describes a range of masterpieces, such as Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WFJ. Dimension: 279 x 219 x 23. Weight: 1242.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714150321
SKU
V9780714150321
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99-26
About Hugh Tait
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. ... Read more
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