The Shell: A World of Decoration and Ornament - Hardcover

Ingrid Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500513570 ISBN 13: 9780500513576

Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2007

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Book by Thomas Ingrid

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'Anyone interested in the beauty of shells and how they have been incorporated in works of art, will relish, respect and revere this book - a work of art in itself ... the best book available on shell art' - Reference Reviews 'Filled with one exquisite image after another, glorious colour plates illustrating everything to do with shells' - Publishing News 'I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everybody who appreciates shells, to artists as a source of inspiration and to all those who simply appreciate beautiful things' - British Shell Club

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The intricate beauty of shells has captivated humans since the earliest times. These gifts of nature have been put to an amazing array of uses – sharpened into tools, ground to make medicines, blown to make music. Shells have been worn as amulets to bring fertility, good fortune or protection from the evil eye. But above all, the beauty of shells has fired the imagination of artists and craftsmen through the ages. Their work forms the heart of this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Carved Shells · Shell Jewelry · Shells in Art · Ornamental Shellwork · Shells in Architecture · Shells in the Decorative Arts Illustrated glossary of shells · Listings · Bibliography

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• Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0500513570
• ISBN 13: 9780500513576
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256