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An illustrated dictionary of jewerly
Newman, Harold, 1899-1993 - Author
London : Thames and Hudson, 1981 - 334 s., xvi s. příl. : il.
ISBN 0-500-23309-8
slovníkyCall number B 27.445 Umístění Info RETRO-CATALOGUING - SHORT RECORD Title statement An illustrated dictionary of jewerly : 2,530 entries, including definitions of jewels, gemstones, materials, processes, and styles, and entries on principal designers and makers, from antiquity to the present day Main entry-name Newman, Harold, 1899-1993 (Author) Issue data London : Thames and Hudson, 1981 Phys.des. 334 s., xvi s. příl. : il. ISBN 0-500-23309-8 Form, Genre slovníky Country Velká Británie Language angličtina Document kind BOOKS "Of the few dictionaries of jewelry that have been published … this is certainly the best."—Retail JewellerFrom the ‘AA Pendant’ (a jewel in the Green Vault at Dresden) to ‘Zuni jewelry’ (from New Mexico), this popular reference work provides collectors, students and dealers in jewelry with an authoritative fully-illustrated guide to the subject. Harold Newman, who was a famous collector and writer on the decorative arts, incorporates definitions of terms relating to the processes used in jewelry making, descriptions of the principal gemstones and their characteristics, brief histories of famous named jewels and gemstones, and biographical entries on designers and makers of jewelry from the Renaissance to modern times. With its extensive cross-referencing and selected bibliographical references for further reading, this volume has no rival. 685 illustrations, 16 in color Zdroj anotace: Web obalkyknih.czLoading…
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