Coinciding with Diana Scarisbrick's ninety-fourth birthday, this work honors her extraordinary career as the "world's leading jewelry historian." Through twenty contributions by noted scholars, Liber Amicorum explores the pioneering research accomplished by jewelry historian Diana Scarisbrick. These collected pieces celebrate both the length of Scarisbrick's career and its wide-ranging nature, touching upon her work with everything from gems, rings, chalices, bindings, and crown jewels to contemporary jewelry production, jewel theft, and individual collections. Throughout the book, the insightful historical research of the contributors is beautifully supported by high-quality illustrations. These bring their essays to life, highlighting the splendor and fragility of some of the objects that are discussed as each delves into the work of this eminent scholar.
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This well-illustrated book in honour of a leading historian is a welcome addition to the literature on jewellery. * The Burlington Magazine *
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Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 210 mm
Dicke: 28 mm
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978-1-915401-02-1 (9781915401021)
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Beatriz Chadour-Sampson is a jewelry historian, author, and lecturer. She has been curator of the Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Switzerland, for the past thirty-five years and advises the Swiss National Museum, Zurich. Sandra Hindman is a scholar on Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, professor emerita of art history at Northwestern University, and the owner of Les Enluminures gallery. Carla Van De Puttelaar is a fine art photographer and art historian whose work explores the female body and exhibits a deep interest in portraiture.
