Figures & faces The art of jewelry

Patrick Mauriès, 1952-

Book - 2018

Jewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging, and mourning. The human figure has long been a source of inspiration and a means of expression for jewelers, and it is perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Following on from the magnificent Flora and Fauna, Figures is the third book in a series devoted to the splendid jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The museum's collection begins in the Byzantine era and ranges through the medieval and Renaissance periods and beyond, with mythological figures and biblical scenes represented on pendants and rings.

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Published
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd 2018.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Patrick Mauriès, 1952- (author)
Other Authors
Evelyne Possémé (author), Jean-Marie del Moral, 1952- (photographer), Francisca Garvie, 1942- (translator)
Physical Description
127 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 126).
ISBN
9780500021811
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Discreet Effigies
  • The Bejeweled Body
  • Mythological Figures
  • Figures of Devotion
  • Figures of Love
  • Historical Faces
  • Personal Portraits
  • Figures of Fantasy
  • The Art of the Vanitas
  • Selected Bibliography