Superb sourcebook of extremely rare ornamentation provides fascinating history of jewelry styles over 700-year period. Detailed narrative enhances 400 photographs and illustrations of striking pieces: gilt bronze clasp (c. 1200); 13th-century reliquary pendant; diamond and topaz necklace (c.1760), much more.
ISBN: | 9780486261225 |
Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
Author: | Joan Evans |
Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 224 pages |
Series: | Dover Jewelry and Metalwork |
Genres: |
Antiques, vintage and collectables |