Sentimental Jewellery - Couverture souple

Luthi, Ann Louise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747803633 ISBN 13 : 9780747803638

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2007

Synopsis

A concise introduction to the history of sentimental jewellery.

The author describes the origins of mourning and other sentimental jewellery and helps the reader to identify these appealing jewels, which can tell us much about the way in which our ancestors lived, loved and died.

By no means all of it is linked to death. Many attractive pieces were given as tokens of affection, sometimes inscribed with personalised messages and often very elaborately designed. The use of certain symbols, stones and motifs offers a coded glimpse into the meaning of each individual jewel, and makes them particularly intriguing to modern collectors.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ann Louise Luthi is a member of the Society of Jewellery Historians and a Senior Member of St Anne’s College, Oxford. As well as writing and lecturing widely on the subject, she has also done extensive work with the jewellery collections held at the British Museum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747803633
• ISBN 13: 9780747803638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Walk; n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; 40057; Italie