A Passion for Jewelry: Secrets to Collecting, Understanding, and Caring for your Jewelry - Couverture rigide

Fronty, Laura

 
9780847830022: A Passion for Jewelry: Secrets to Collecting, Understanding, and Caring for your Jewelry
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ISBN 10 : 0847830020 ISBN 13 : 9780847830022
Editeur : Rizzoli, 2007

Synopsis

Full of helpful ideas and tips as well as stunning photographs, A Passion for Jewelry is the complete illustrated guide on how to appreciate, collect, and care for all types of beautiful jewelry. Beginning with detailed exploration and history of different materials, including classics such as gold, silver, and amber and more unusual ones such as glass and cloth, the book covers everything you ever wanted to know about jewelry. The text explains how to recognize different stones and estimate their worth, where to purchase the most extraordinary jewelry, and the simple steps involved in starting your own collection. Also included is practical advice on how to clean, preserve, and store your jewelry and even a chapter on how to display your jewelry around your home. Completing this dazzling book are Yves Duronsoy’s atmospheric photographs that perfectly capture the essence of each piece of necklace, bracelet, and ring featured.

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À propos de l'auteur

Laura Fronty is a journalist and stylist and contributes to a number of interior and lifestyle magazines. She is also the author of more than a dozen books.Yves Duronsoy is a photographer who works regularly for international fashion and lifestyle magazines as well as advertising campaigns. They are the co-authors of A Well-Kept Home and The Scented Home.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Enhanced by full-color photographs throughout, a lively celebration of the beauty of collectible and antique jewelry traces the history of jewelry and the materials from which it is created, explaining how to identify different jewels and estimate their value, where to find great jewelry, how to start a collection, and how to clean, preserve, store .

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Éditeur
Rizzoli
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0847830020
ISBN 13 
9780847830022
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780789320438: A Passion For Jewelry: Secrets to Collecting, Understanding, and Caring for Your Jewelry

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0789320436 ISBN 13 :  9780789320438
Editeur : Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books, 2010
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