- Hardcover: 220 pages
- Publisher: Rizzoli (Oct 12 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0847823644
- ISBN-13: 978-0847823642
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 25.9 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Book Description
Pearl tells the story of the arrival of the pearl in the West, its enchanting mythology, man's fascination with its origins, and the role it has played in jewelry and art throughout the ages. It also explores the significance and impact the pearl has had on different cultures: how it was believed to possess Medicinal and talismanic powers, and mystical symbolism. With georgeous color illustrations of brooches, pendants, and hundreds of other collectibles gathered from cathedrals, museums and private collections, this new book takes the reader on a visual tour of lavish design through the ages.
About the Author
Sylvia Malaguzzi earned her degree in art history from the University of Siena, where she studied pearls and their symbolic significance in paintings from the Renaissance to the Baroque. A collector and scholar of antique jewelry and the history fo gems, she is the author of numerous publications on the subject.
This book is published to coincide with an exhibition on The Pearl, scheduled for Fall 2001 at The American Museum of Natural History in New York and traveling in to the Field Museum of Natural history in Chicago in Spring 2002.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fine Art,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Pearl (Hardcover)
This book is absolutely beautiful. If pearls have a place in your heart, look no further. The book, especially for its price, is absolutely sumptious, from cover to cover.The design: classic. The art: thought-provoking, varied, and delicious. The text: interesting, relevant. And last but not least... THE PEARLS: perfect. Pearls deserve the royal treatment, and this book delivers unlike any other.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful illustrations with historical context,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Pearl (Hardcover)
A gorgeous volume with neat historial and social notes. While some selections were a little on the bizarre side, this book gives a good foundation for the role this gem played for so many centuries. It is clearly a coffee table book, but delightfully delves into more substance than other books on the subject. At worst, it is a little thin on giving a full spectrum of cultures. At best, it is eye candy for many years to come.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fine Art,
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This review is from: The Pearl (Hardcover)
This book is absolutely beautiful. If pearls have a place in your heart, look no further. The book, especially for its price, is absolutely sumptious, from cover to cover.The design: classic. The art: thought-provoking, varied, and delicious. The text: interesting, relevant. And last but not least... THE PEARLS: perfect. Pearls deserve the royal treatment, and this book delivers unlike any other. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful illustrations with historical context,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pearl (Hardcover)
A gorgeous volume with neat historial and social notes. While some selections were a little on the bizarre side, this book gives a good foundation for the role this gem played for so many centuries. It is clearly a coffee table book, but delightfully delves into more substance than other books on the subject. At worst, it is a little thin on giving a full spectrum of cultures. At best, it is eye candy for many years to come.
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