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Amazing Gems: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Dazzling Costume Jewelry
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Price Last Updated : 7-31-2008
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Features
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Harry N Abrams April 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810931478
ISBN-13: 978-0810931473
Product Dimensions:
8.5 x 5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian
Card Catalog Description
For this informative, profusely illustrated book, noted jewelry expert Deanna Farneti Cera has selected more than 250 of the world's best costume jewelry creations, organized by time period and maker, beginning with Art Nouveau. Amazing Gems introduces readers to the significant periods and important creators of costume jewelry. Whether the author is describing necklaces by Chanel, brooches by Christian Dior, bracelets by Schiaparelli, or earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane, readers learn about the actual components of a piece, identifying marks, and other distinguishing characteristics. Also discussed are the various materials that make up costume jewelry, such as inexpensive metals, colored glass paste, rhinestones, marcasite, amethyst, wood, and Bakelite. Biographical notes on the major designers and manufacturers are included as well as a helpful glossary.
Reader Reviews
This is one of the most amazing books written about vintage costume jewelry. The examples shown are ones most collectors can only dream of one day owning. The photography is fabulous, and the jewelry is world class. This compact book is easy to take anywhere, and more interesting each time you pick it up.
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Amazing Gems: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Dazzling Costume Jewelry
by Deanna Farneti Cera and Jean Appleton
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