Figures & Faces
The Art of Jewelry
$33.59
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2018
Summary
This is the third book in a series devoted to the splendid jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Following on from Flora and Fauna, the theme this time is the human figure, perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Jewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging and mourning.
The museum’s collection begins in the Byzantine era and ranges through the medieval and Rena…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500021811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500021813 |
| Author: | Patrick Mauriès, Évelyne Possémé |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 630g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 251mm x 181mm |
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About The Author
Patrick Mauriès
Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Jewelry by Chanel, A Cabinet of Rarities, The World According to Karl and Fashion Quotes.
Évelyne Possémé is Chief Curator, Art Nouveau-Art Deco and Antique and Modern Jewelry at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
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