RINGS : JEWELRY OF POWER, LOVE AND LOYALTY

SCARISBRICK, D.

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ISBN:9780500513644
EAN:9780500513644
Editorial: THAMES & HUDSON
Fecha de la edición:2007
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:384
Idiomas:INGLES

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This is the first book devoted exclusively to rings considered by theme rather than by date though the author, a world expert, displays her rich historical and literary knowledge. She considers Signets Rings associated with love, marriage and friendship Devotional, protective and ecclesiastical rings Memento mori and memorial rings Rings associated with famous people and great events Decorative rings Diamond rings Rings as accessories while making us delight in them as works of art, and bringing their context alive through paintings, drawings, and vivid quotations. Rings of all periods are included - from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance up to the 20th century. The rings are drawn not only from great museums but from private collections, preeminently that of the noted gem dealer and art patron Benjamin Zucker.