Nearly ten years in preparation and production, "Jewelry Concepts and Technology" is the definitive guide and handbook for jewellery makers on all levels of ability. It is also a unique reference source for those not directly active in the field but who wish to gain an understanding of what lies behind the jewellery-making mystique. All ...
With his early knowledge of metals and the skill he acquired in working them, man launched himself into civilization. From the copper axe of primitive man, technology has progressed to the metal container in which modern man launches himself into space. The working of metals is one of the few characteristics, comparable with the recording of ...
The triumphant result of more than 35 years of research, this sumptuous book is a comprehensive presentation of one of the greatest of the world's jewelry traditions. The stunning display of individual ornaments is supplemented by full documentation of hundreds of pieces. More than 5,000 years of the development of personal ornament are traced, as ...
This book celebrates the tradition of Indian jewellery and that of South India in particular. Featuring the fabulous and unique collection of XIXth and XXth century Indian gold jewels of the Musee Barbier-Mueller in Geneva, it retraces a legacy going back 5000 years. Intricate carving, exquisite repousse work, fine design and the depiction of ...
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Usha R. Bala Krishnan, Laurence Mattet, Oppi Untracht, Cecelia Levin, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Ensemble conventuel des Jacobins de Toulouse, Toulouse (France). Mairie
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