Jewelry

From Antiquity to the Present

Clare Phillips

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
01 June 1996

History of Art & Design Styles; Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design

Series: World of Art

From the simple shell beads worn by Palaeolithic hunters to the splendour of Renaissance gold work and the sumptuousness of Art Nouveau enamels, here is a fascinating and informative guide to the development of Western jewelry - concluding with the radical and experimental developments in the last three decades.

Offering a concise survey of the entire field, this book analyses jewelry's changing fashions, explores its social context, and examines how it has been worn by both men and women. It shows how jewellers have responded to new sources of gems, whether emeralds from the New World or diamonds from South Africa, and to the discovery of metals such as platinum and aluminium.

Masterworks by unknown craftsmen and pieces designed by individual artists as diverse as Holbein, Pugin and Calder are illustrated alongside the glittering products of the major jewelry houses.

By: Clare Phillips
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780500202876
ISBN 10: 0500202877
Series: World of Art
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 1996
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely

Clare Phillips is Curator in the Department of Metalwork, Silver and Jewelry at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Reviews for Jewelry: From Antiquity to the Present

'Phillips has achieved the remarkable feat of describing and illustrating hundreds of objects set within a well written narrative ... her approach is remarkably fresh ... This admirable volume is excellent value with its impeccable text and numerous illustrations' - Journal of the Royal Society of Arts