Profiles more than three hundred pieces designed across millennia from Neolithic and Bronze Age art to the present, providing accompanying analyses of the symbolism in many pieces and what they reveal about Asian cultures throughout history.
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Lavish colour illustrations... For collectors of Asian jewellery as well as contemporary jewellery designers seeking inspiration, there is everything.'
--Jeweller
Anne Richter lectured in Art and Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and is the author of Arts and Crafts of Indonesia.
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Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st American edition. NYC: Abrams, 2000. First American edition, F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. 428 illustrations, of which 353 are in color. Includes a map, notes, bibliography, materials and techniques and index. The author path through a complex cultural landscape to produce the first comprehensive account of a jewelry tradition that stretches across the millennia to the present day". Necklaces, buckles, pendants, belts, buttons, ear ornaments, hairpins, anklets, torques, bracelets and much more are exhibited. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # 001903
Seller: Antiquariat Held, Stuttgart, Germany
Mit 1 Karte, ca. 355 farb. Abb. sowie ca. 131, tls. mehrtlg. Abb. u. Illustr. 304 S. 4°. OPbd., dieser tls. gering bestoßen, sonst gutes Exemplar mit Schutzumschlag. (1700 Gr.) Sprache: englisch. Seller Inventory # 27620AB
Seller: Merigo Art Books, Manerba del Garda, BS, Italy
cm 22x29 pag. 304 ill. 353 col. e 129 b/n inglese. Seller Inventory # 7565
Seller: Canadian Art Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 304pp., 128 b. & w. illus., 353 in colour. From the magnificent royal gold jewelry of Burma and Thailand to the simple adornments worn by remote hill people, this book explores the complex cultural landscape of what is now Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. Necklaces, buckles, pendants, belts, buttons, ear ornaments, hairpins, anklets, torques and bracelets are presented in a superb array of images. Very good condition. HC DJ FINE.ack. Seller Inventory # 000716
Seller: SEATE BOOKS, APO, AP, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. Jewelry of Southeast Asia, The. Book. Seller Inventory # I8479
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 304. 353 colour illus. on 72 double-sided plates incl. in the pagination, & 129 text illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. First American Edition. Seller Inventory # ABE-280169268
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Seller Inventory # 0810935287