Looking at Jewelry: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques - Couverture souple

Gansicke, Susanne; Markowitz, Yvonne J.

 
9781606065990: Looking at Jewelry: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1606065998 ISBN 13 : 9781606065990
Editeur : Getty Publications, 2019

Synopsis

What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book--the first of its kind--offers concise explanations of key jewelry terms.

The fascination with personal adornment is universal. It is a preoccupation that is primal, instinctive, and uniquely human. Jewelry encompasses a seemingly endless number of ornaments produced across time and in all cultures. The range of materials and techniques used in its construction is extraordinary, even revolutionary, with new substances and methods of fabrication added with every generation. In any given society, master artisans have devoted their time, energy, and talent to the fine art of jewelry making, creating some of the most spectacular objects known to humankind.

This volume, geared toward jewelry makers, scholars, scientists, students, and fashionistas alike, begins with a lively introduction that offers a cultural history of jewelry and its production. The main text provides information on the most common, iconic, and culturally significant forms of jewelry and also covers materials, techniques, and manufacturing processes. Containing more than eighty color illustrations, this guide will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of jewelry.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susanne Gänsicke is senior conservator and head of antiquities conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Yvonne J . Markowitz is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator Emerita of Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Éditeur
Getty Publications
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1606065998
ISBN 13 
9781606065990
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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