My Cart

loader
Loading...

Chains

Jewellery in history, function and ornament


  • Silvana
  • by edited by Alba Cappellieri
With an authoritative critical essay and large selection of photographs, this book - in an updated version, with expanded illustrative material - retraces the symbolic and aesthetic evolution of chain from early history to modern day and its intersections with art, fashion, design, manufacture and new technologies. A fascinating and skilfully illustrated journey that shows how extraordinary jewellery can be generated from such a simple functional element.

ISBN 9788836658299 | EN-IT | HB
€28,00
not yet published
Quantity
More Information
Publisher Silvana
ISBN 9788836658299
Author(s) edited by Alba Cappellieri
Publication date September 2024
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 210 x 150 mm
Illustrations 82 col.ill.
Pages 208
Language(s) Eng./ It. ed.
Description
Adored by kings and queens, a symbol of the manufacture of ancient civilizations and the countercultures of the young, a constant inspiration for artists, stylists and designers, the chain is one of the most loved jewellery items of material culture and the most worn in the history of costume. With an authoritative critical essay and large selection of photographs, this book - in an updated version, with expanded illustrative material - retraces the symbolic and aesthetic evolution of chain from early history to modern day and its intersections with art, fashion, design, manufacture and new technologies. A fascinating and skilfully illustrated journey that shows how extraordinary jewellery, able to link the past to the future in the name of creativity, beauty and innovation, can be generated from such a simple functional element.