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

Markowitz, Yvonne J.,Gänsicke, Susanne

ISBN 10: 1606065998 / ISBN 13: 9781606065990

Verlag: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019

Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers M1606065998Z2

Inhaltsangabe:

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.
 

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

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.
 

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Looking at Jewelry: A Guide to Terms, Styles...
Verlag: J. Paul Getty Museum
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good