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Traditional Jewelry of India Book

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 09 Pages: 429 in Publisher: Thames & Hudson Limited in Click on the Google Preview image above to the read some pages of this book! A wondrous collection of data and visuals documenting 5.000 continuous years of jewelry design . - Booklist This comprehensive survey combines a sumptuous display and documentation of hundreds of pieces of jewelry with an illuminating discussion of how myth. religion. social structure. economics. and politics have influenced jewelry design in India. The book encompasses every area of the country. from sophisticated urban enclaves to isolated ethnic communities. Beginning with Paleothic body ornaments. the author goes on to identify the emergence of major traditional forms. such as amulets. rosaries. marriage ornaments. temple jewelry. theatrical jewelry. and adornment for animals . The illustrations are drawn from publi...Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    The triumphant result of more than 35 years of research, this sumptuous book is a comprehensive presentation of one of the greatest of the world's jewelry traditions. The stunning display of individual ornaments is supplemented by full documentation of hundreds of pieces. More than 5,000 years of the development of personal ornament are traced, as major themes, variations on basic forms, the use of gemstones, and cross-cultural influences are analysed and comprehensively illustrated. Alongside form and technique, the influences of myth and religion, social structure, economics and politics illuminate the context in which jewelry of exquisite beauty and great originality has been created.

  • ASDA

    A presentation of one of the greatest of the world's jewelry traditions this book features a display of individual ornaments supplemented by documentation of hundreds of pieces. It analyses major themes variations on basic forms the use of gemstones and cross-cultural influences. It illuminates the context in which the jewelry has been created.

  • Blackwell

    Far more than merely a display of wealth and taste, jewelry is an integral element in the lives of the people of India. Drawing on more than 35 years of collecting and research, Untracht surveys the major Indian jewelry forms and techniques...

  • 050028749X
  • 9780500287491
  • Oppi Untracht
  • 15 September 2008
  • Thames & Hudson
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 432
  • illustrated edition
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