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Jewelry through the ages

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: New York : American Heritage, [1969]Description: 319 p. : ill. (part col.), ports. (part col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0828100071
  • 9780828100076
Uniform titles:
  • Gioiello nei secoli. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 739.27/09
LOC classification:
  • NK7306 .G713
Contents:
pt.1. Gold: Its physical properties and methods of working -- The use of gold in the ancient world -- The use of gold in Pre-Columbian America -- The use of gold in Africa -- pt.2. Coloured stones in jewelry: India -- Pearls -- Precious stones in ancient Egypt -- Precious stones in Greece and Rome -- Archaeological discoveries -- pt.3. The middle ages: Byzantium -- Early medieval Europe -- Superstition, amulets and talismans -- The gothic era -- pt.4. The renaissance: The age of elaborate jewels -- pt.5. The baroque period: The age of stone cutting -- The diamond -- Coral -- The far east -- pt.6. The 18th century: The period of French influence -- pt.7. The 19th century: The industrial revolution -- Diamonds -- pt.8. 1870 to the present day -- Table of precious stones.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 739.2 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) NK7306 .G713 1 Available 34517000213366

Translation of Il gioiello nei secoli.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 314-[316].

pt.1. Gold: Its physical properties and methods of working -- The use of gold in the ancient world -- The use of gold in Pre-Columbian America -- The use of gold in Africa -- pt.2. Coloured stones in jewelry: India -- Pearls -- Precious stones in ancient Egypt -- Precious stones in Greece and Rome -- Archaeological discoveries -- pt.3. The middle ages: Byzantium -- Early medieval Europe -- Superstition, amulets and talismans -- The gothic era -- pt.4. The renaissance: The age of elaborate jewels -- pt.5. The baroque period: The age of stone cutting -- The diamond -- Coral -- The far east -- pt.6. The 18th century: The period of French influence -- pt.7. The 19th century: The industrial revolution -- Diamonds -- pt.8. 1870 to the present day -- Table of precious stones.

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