Looking at Jewelry: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques

Author: Susanne Gänsicke, Yvonne J. Markowitz

ISBN: 978-1606065990

Price: Rs. 2850.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book&;the first of its kind&;offers concise explanations of key jewelry terms. The fascination with personal adornment is universal. It is a preoccupation that is primal, instinctive, and uniquely human. Jewelry encompasses a seemingly endless number of ornaments produced across time and in all cultures. The range of materials and techniques used in its construction is extraordinary, even revolutionary, with new substances and methods of fabrication added with every generation. In any given society, master artisans have devoted their time, energy, and talent to the fine art of jewelry making, creating some of the most spectacular objects known to humankind. This volume, geared toward jewelry makers, scholars, scientists, students, and fashionistas alike, begins with a lively introduction that offers a cultural history of jewelry and its production. The main text provides information on the most common, iconic, and culturally significant forms of jewelry and also covers materials, techniques, and manufacturing processes. Containing more than eighty color illustrations, this guide will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of jewelry.

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 132 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1606065990.

About the Author

Susanne Gänsicke is senior conservator and head of antiquities conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Yvonne J . Markowitz is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator Emerita of Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this as your go-to guide for truly understanding jewelry, not just admiring it. Clear, concise, and beautifully informed, it demystifies terms, materials, and techniques while placing them in rich cultural and historical context. Whether you’re designing, studying, researching, or collecting, this premium reference sharpens your eye, deepens your knowledge, and helps you appreciate jewelry as one of humanity’s most refined and expressive art forms.
• Published by J Paul Getty Museum Pubns.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 132.

Catalog Description

What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book&;the first of its kind&;offers concise explanations of key jewelry terms. The fascination with personal adornment is universal. It is a preoccupation that is primal, instinctive, and uniquely human. Jewelry encompasses a seemingly endless number of ornaments produced across time and in all cultures. The range of materials and techniques used in its construction is extraordinary, even revolutionary, with new substances and methods of fabrication added with every generation. In any given society, master artisans have devoted their time, energy, and talent to the fine art of jewelry making,...

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