Research Catalog

Title

Fauna : the art of jewelry / Patrick Mauriès and Évelyne Possémé ; photographs, Jean-Marie del Moral.

Author

Mauriès, Patrick, 1952-

Publication

• New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Additional Authors

• Possémé, Evelyne
• Moral, Jean-Marie del, 1952-
• Sharman, Ruth Verity

Description

127 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The animal kingdom has long been a source of inspiration for jewelers since the days of antiquity. Chosen for their symbolism, their beauty or their personality, a whole menagerie of creatures has been depicted in gemstones and precious metals, ranging from fantastical dragons, griffins and sphinxes, to wild beasts such as boars and big cats, to the delicate forms of birds, fish and even insects. The 130 pieces in this book have been specially selected from the magnificent jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and include necklaces and earrings, bracelets and brooches by legendary names such as Boucheron, Falize and Lalique. They stretch from the Renaissance revival of the 19th century to the elegant lines of Art Nouveau and beyond, through to the playful naivety of modernist designs by Jean Lurçat and Line Vautrin."--Dust jacket flap.

Uniform Title

Faune. English

Alternative Title

• Faune.
• Art of jewelry

Subjects

• Tiere > Motiv
• Schmuck
• Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris
• Musée des arts décoratifs (France)
• Catalogs
• Sammlung
• Jewelry > Catalogs
• Musée des arts décoratifs (France) Catalogs
• Animals in art > Catalogs
• Jewelry > France > Paris > Catalogs
• France > Paris
• Goldschmiedekunst

Genre/Form

Catalogs.

Note

• "Translated from the French, Faune: Galerie des Bijoux by Ruth Sharman"--Colophon.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127).

Language (note)

• Translated from the French.

Contents

Preface / Olivier Gabet -- Foreword / Marie Vallanet and Nicolas Bos -- A curious variety of forms / Patrick Mauriès -- A precious beauty / Évelyne Possémé -- Creatures of the air -- Jeweled insects -- Seas and oceans -- Snakes and other reptiles -- Domestic animals -- Wild animals -- Mythical beasts.

ISBN

• 9780500519981
• 0500519986

LCCN

2017934854

OCLC

• ocn975365636
• 975365636
• SCSB-9165274

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries