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Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery (Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)
Brilliant Effects A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery - Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Author: Marcia Pointon
In a broad-ranging and exceptional work of cultural and art history, Marcia Pointon explores what owning, wearing, distributing, and circulating gems and jewelry has meant in the post-Renaissance history of Europe. She examines the capacity of jewels not only to fascinate but also to create disorder and controversy throughout history and across ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300142785
ISBN-10: 0300142781
Publication Date: 3/30/2010
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre BA
Book Type: Hardcover
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