Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

A catalogue of 87 works with authoritative introductions. Although concerned with one particularly fine collection, this book provides a comprehensive account of the objets de luxe made during the Renaissance, throughout the eighteenth century and at the Russian court of 1900.

There is an extensive introduction and in the catalogue which follows, as well as illustrating the items from the collection, many comparative pieces are included, together with the graphic sources and marks where these apply.

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Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

A catalogue of 87 works with authoritative introductions. Although concerned with one particularly fine collection, this book provides a comprehensive account of the objets de luxe made during the Renaissance, throughout the eighteenth century and at the Russian court of 1900.

There is an extensive introduction and in the catalogue which follows, as well as illustrating the items from the collection, many comparative pieces are included, together with the graphic sources and marks where these apply.

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Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu

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A catalogue of 87 works with authoritative introductions. Although concerned with one particularly fine collection, this book provides a comprehensive account of the objets de luxe made during the Renaissance, throughout the eighteenth century and at the Russian court of 1900.

There is an extensive introduction and in the catalogue which follows, as well as illustrating the items from the collection, many comparative pieces are included, together with the graphic sources and marks where these apply.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780856671722
Publisher: Wilson, Philip Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 12/19/2003
Series: Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Series
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 10.50(w) x 14.90(h) x 2.10(d)

About the Author

Anner Somers Cocks and Charles Trumanwere were curators at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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