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Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art & Science of Gems
by Alvin Pang,Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter,Adriano Davoli,Timothy Adams,Vivienne Becker,Alberto Cavalli,Laurence Benaim,Francois Farges,Laurence Mouillefarine
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 2365110983
- ISBN 13
- 9782365110983
- Seller
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Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Editions Xavier Barral / French National Museum of Natural History & Art Science Museum, 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Exhibition Publication. 225mm x 325mm. Light general wear to jacket. No tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 296pp For more than a century, the designs of the French jewelry house Van Cleef and Arpels have represented the marriage of an unrivalled sense of elegance with an extraordinary level of technical expertise and prowess. The comprehensive monograph Van Cleef and Arpels: The Art and Science of Gems is a glittering, gorgeous tribute to a century of luxurious, glamorous jewelry design and incomparable mastery of materials. Lavishly illustrated with meticulous photographs by Patrick Gries, the book's pages are filled with sparkling chalcedony, cornelian, rubies, emeralds and coloured diamonds, beautifully set off and enhanced by the jeweler's designs (at alternate moments whimsical or understated, as the materials demand). Suggesting the complexity and richness of Van Cleef and Arpels' output, the book is organized thematically around categories such as 'Abstractions', 'Couture', 'Nature' and 'Icons', and additionally features some of the legendary stones from the annals of the house's history, such as the 'Blue Princess' sapphire and the 'Walska Briolette Diamond' brooch. Texts by art historians, personalities from the fashion world and mineralogists offer context and highlight the full extent of the jeweler's art..
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- Bookseller
- Lectioz Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024758
- Title
- Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art & Science of Gems
- Author
- Alvin Pang,Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter,Adriano Davoli,Timothy Adams,Vivienne Becker,Alberto Cavalli,Laurence Benaim,Francois Farges,Laurence Mouillefarine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Exhibition Publication
- ISBN 10
- 2365110983
- ISBN 13
- 9782365110983
- Publisher
- Editions Xavier Barral / French National Museum of Natural History & Art Science Museum
- Date Published
- 2016
- Size
- 225mm x 325mm
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Gloucester, New South Wales
About Lectioz Books
Welcome to Lectioz. We are an internet-based bookseller located in Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia.The majority of our inventory is non-fiction, with a bias towards the Arts - in all its forms. In addition we stock books on Australian History, Natural History, Transport, Exploration, Science and many other subjects
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