Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia

by Rayner W. Hesse Jr.

All art objects, whether they be paintings, pottery, sculpture, or any other media, represent the people who created them, and jewelry is no exception. In this volume, approximately 75 entries spanning ancient times to the present, describe the people, places, terms, and tools in the history of jewelry. Readers will learn how the economic, geographic, political, religious, and social circumstances of a place and time influence the materials that are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313335079
• ISBN13: 9780313335075
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"