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7000 years of jewelry
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edited by Hugh Tait.
Seven thousand years of jewellery.
Richmond Hill, Ont. :
Firefly Books,
2008.
256 pages :
illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;
28 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
The book explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewelry in many civilizations throughout the world and across the millennia. Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles are examples of the range of the masterpieces described and illustrated with 400 superb photographs.
Provided by publisher.
20191031.
British Museum.
Jewelry
History.
Tait, Hugh (EDT).