Flora
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500519420 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“This is a charming little book that reveals how flowers have long been a source of inspiration for jewelersThe authors, well-known jewelry experts and historians, examine remarkable designs that celebrate flowers and nature in this book.” - Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts
Now, contemporary designers such as Claude Lalanne, Lorenz Bäumer, and JAR continue to create floral jewelry for today’s trendsetters.Beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Jean-Marie del Moral, these intricate works of art will delight all lovers of jewelry and nature. The stylized blooms of the Empire style were followed by the highly naturalistic blossoms of the later nineteenth century. A dazzling collection of jewelry imitating flowers, from the seventeenth century to todayFor many centuries, flowers have provided a source of inspiration for jewelers. The sumptuous selection of floral pieces in this book have all been selected from the magnificent jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and range from the seventeenth century to the present day.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, flowers were imitated in enamel or used as motifs for elaborate bodice or
Nancy said A Beautiful (Close) Look at Jewelry. I was on page A Beautiful (Close) Look at Jewelry I was on page 30, when I felt compelled to stop reading, run to my computer and write this review! This book is AMAZING! As a jeweler, whose forte is botanicals, this book sang to me. I absolutely love the closeups and applaud the decision, by the authors, to photograph the (normally) hidden side of the jeweler's art.Photographi. 0, when I felt compelled to stop reading, run to my computer and write this review! This book is AMAZING! As a jeweler, whose forte is botanicals, this book sang to me. I absolutely love the closeups and applaud the decision, by the authors, to photograph the (normally) hidden side of the jeweler's art.Photographi. K. Lipio said Flora- What quality is about. If ever there is a book that lets you look into the way jewelry is really made to have the quality and look, this book has it. The pieces are uniquely beautiful, and tasteful, it showcases what a good piece of jewelry should be and how it should have been made, Aside from the great historical value and design it has.
Patrick Mauriès is an aficionado of private collections and cabinets of curiosities. He is the author of Cabinets of Curiosities, Fornasetti, and Jewelry by Chanel.Evelyn Possémé chief curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and antique and mod