New England Jeweler's Books

Rare catalog features abundant illustrations of late-19th-century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, and charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and scores of other baubles. Over 2,200 engravings.

This catalogue covers around 200 pieces of jewellery dating from the 1850s to the 1980s, products of the American company Tiffany & Co. The essays chart the early years of the store, its transformation into a world leader and its re-establishment as a worldwide brand after 1945.

This book highlights pieces of jewellery from ancient and modern cultures in every part of the globe. Of special interest are the objects that appear in paintings and other works of art: jewel-studded gowns, glittering Renaissance brooches and an Egyptian beaded collar are among the featured works from the "Metropolitan Museum"'s collection. Necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets fill this book and also included are objects of religious significance, military honours and other kinds of personal decoration. The captions relate anecdotes concerning the artists and wearers and describe the history and style of the jewellery pictured.

The portable art of ... migrating Germanic tribes, together with the enamel and metalworking techniques already being practiced in the late Roman Empire, laid the foundation for the splendid metalwork of the medieval period. Barbarian art is dedicated to the ornamentation of those weapons and articles that a warrior and his wife could carry on their persons ... "--Page 1.

This well-illustrated (mainly in bandw) volume was produced in conjunction with the opening of the newly refurbished galleries in the museum. The initial chapters discuss the history of collecting of early medieval objects, with two chapters on J.P. Morgan. The remaining scholarly studies discuss the small luxury and everyday metal objects that make up the exceptional collection at the Met; consideration of the archaeological context is prominent. Individual papers discuss jewelry from various locations, the Vermand treasure, the Domagnano treasure, the Vrap treasure, and an analysis of the Lindau book cover. The contributors are affiliated with academic and museum institutions in the US and Europe. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Book's by New England Jeweler

Illustrated Jewelry Catalog, 1892

Illustrated Jewelry Catalog, 1892

Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837-1987

Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837-1987

Metropolitan Jewelry

Metropolitan Jewelry

Guide to Provincial Roman and Barbarian Metalwork and Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Guide to Provincial Roman and Barbarian Metalwork and Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

From Attila to Charlemagne

From Attila to Charlemagne

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