Product Description

This exquisitely illustrated book presents a wonderful selection of jewelry dating from the 2nd millennium B.C. to the turn of the twentieth century. Fifty key items of jewelry are presented, each illustrated in color, many with color details. Each object is accompanied by information on date, maker (where known) and region. Specific terminology, when used, is always explained. The jewelry selected shows an enormous range of periods, regions, artistic and stylist development, and materials. Signature items featured in this volume include a magnificent pair of gold bracelets encrusted with precious stones and multicolor enamel inlay discovered inside a tomb in Olbia, Ukraine, and dating to the 1st century B.C.; a gold iris corsage ornament by Tiffany & Co., decorated with sapphires, garnets, topaz and diamonds, which was grand prize winner at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle; and a wonderful corsage ornament of pansy blossoms executed in a combination of cast glass and plique-à-jour enamel by René Lalique, dating from 1904. The latter piece is especially significant because it marks one of the first instances of Lalique’s use of cast glass. A Glossary provides information on terms. Sabine Albersmeier is Assistant Curator for Ancient Art at the Walters Art Museum, where she is responsible for the Greek and Roman collection. Dr. Albersmeier is currently working on two upcoming exhibitions for the Walters Art Museum: the touring exhibition Bedazzled: 4,500 Years of Jewelry opening in 2006, and Reviving Ancient Glass: Imitations, Innovations, Interpretations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64972 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781904832164
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Wonderful collection
Bedazzled is a small book with high quality photos of distinct and beautiful pieces of jewellery held by the Walters Art Museum that covers prominent periods of jewellery design. I was very impressed as I have not seen these pieces in any other books on jewellery history. It is a gem don't be deceived by the size as it is well worth owning.

Inspirational Little Treasure
This is the kind of book you need when looking for inspiration. The pictures are big, crisp, and splendid. Each one contains detailed information about the size, material, and date of the piece. The variety of the pieces shows the true passion of the musseum owner for jewelry.

Add this to your library
This is a nice little book, and by little I mean 7 inches on a side square.
At 64 pages it holds a lot of high quality images with full page shots and many closeups.
The text is informative without being pompous and overly wordy like many historical jewelery books written by endlessly blabbery art historians trying to flex their hyper inflated vocabularies and fill their quota of space.
There is even a short glossary at the end with many useful terms for the novice jewelry historian.
Despite it's demure appearance this delightful book fulfills it's promise of an informative and detailed review of some of the highlights of the Walters Collection.
Buy this book for your library and you probably have a friend who would like it too, so maybe buy another for them.