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Numerous leading artists of the 20th-century showed an interest in jewellery, often through love of a woman, or for their daughters. Despite the opening of art from the 1910s onwards to the abstract and conceptual, they happily bridged the gap that seemed to be deepening between art and craftsmanship.

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The 1970s were born out of the turbulent late 60s. This book explores the sociological aspects of 1970s design, examining how ergonomically-focused designers maximized efficiency through the creation of multifunctional furniture and invented a new design vocabulary that clearly indicated an objects function.

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Features the artworks from 1932 to 1973 in the Bruno Bischofberger collection, bringing together 330 masterpieces in a celebration of the fascinating and timeless art of Finnish glass design, including works by the finest and most renowned glass artists such as Aino and Alvar Aalto, Arttu Brummer, Kaj Franck, Goran Hongell, Saara Hopea, and more.

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Following the success of previous illustrated volumes on the Cartier collection, this book features brand new high quality photography and illustrations that are sure to entrance those who have ever taken an interest in luxury jewelry or in the mythical brand of Cartier.

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Tracing the history of Italian printmaking from the years in which the country achieved its independence, this book discusses prints by artists such as Boccioni, which immediately preceded their adherence to Futurism.

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The Japanese woodblock print is without Western equivalent: Breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons torment the living, and sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors are rock stars. Presenting the finest impressions from museums and collections worldwide, this edition unveils 200 exceptional prints from 1680-1938.

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Suitable for those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of prints, watercolours and drawings, this book explains the techniques, processes and materials used in works of art on paper.

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Traces the ways in which women artists deftly transformed the language of sculpture to invent radically new forms and processes that privileged studio practice, tactility and the artist's hand. This catalogue begins in the immediate post-war era, with the first section spanning the late 1950s through the 1950s.

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Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico was convulsed by socialist revolution, from which emerged a strong left-wing government that laid great stress on art as a vehicle for promoting revolutionary values. This book features approximately 130 prints by over 40 artists, including the three great men of Mexican art of the period.

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This text explores the rich and diverse range of silk and textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent.

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Explores the artistic nature of tattooing and celebrates its living, creative, changing essence. Alongside the omniscience of tattoing throughout the world for thousands of years, presented through rare artifacts, this book pays tribute to the pioneers of the modern era, those responsible for its great transformation into the mainstream.

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A collection of Peruvian and other early Andean textiles. It includes rare and exquisite pieces, many of great iconographic and technical importance, ranging in date from the Paracas to the Inka and Colonial periods, 200 BC to the late 18th century AD.

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From the nomad jewellery of Mongolia and Tibet to the evocative silver and gold necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings of the minority peoples of China, this book celebrates the beauty of 260 objects from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and can serve as a reference book on the jewellery of the minorities of China.

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From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937, the Crown Jewels' story is that of the English monarchy itself. This book tells the story of the development of the collection from the medieval period onwards.

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Recounts the history of telling time from the dawn of civilization onwards. More than a simple chronology, this title explores the technical resources used to measure time whether solar, hydraulic, mechanical, or electrical just as it explains the key factors behind the major breakthroughs in the science of horology.

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The Queens Dolls House is one of the largest, most beautiful, and most famous dolls houses in the world. From the servants bedrooms to the grand saloon, this title explores the various rooms of the House.

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Jewelry as an art form in Mughal India is presented in this collection of treasures, with pieces ranging from rings, necklaces and other body ornaments to detailed work on boxes, flasks, bowls and daggers. They exemplify creative stone settings, inlay techniques, engraving and relief decoration.

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The near-catastrophe of a bushfire caused Yvonne Louis to see her treasured Dutch heirlooms in a new light. These musings led Yvonne on a quest to track down the history and origins of a portrait of an elegant and mysterious young woman whom her family had once nicknamed 'Miss Maris'

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Beyond the Self: Contemporary Portraiture from Asia is the first exhibition of South and Southeast Asian self portraiture to be held in Australia and the first exhibition demonstrating the National Portrait Gallery's commitment to present the art of our region.

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An unrivalled record of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties, Bob Willoughby's tender Hepburn portfolio is now available in a new format and with a softer price tag. At once an enraptured admirer and trusted friend of the starlet, Willougby captured Hepburn's elegance on and off set, from her Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday to the dizzy heights of global fame.

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Bounty: Nineteenth-century South Australian gold and silver celebrates the creativity and tenacity of South Australia's colonial artisans, including John Pace, C.E. Firnhaber, Julius Schomburgk, Henry Steiner and J.M. Wendt.

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Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, Caravaggio is now considered one of the greatest influences in all art history. This neat catalogue raisonn reproduces all of Caravaggio's paintings as well as a number of dramatic details of his boundary-breaking realism. Five accompanying chapters trace Caravaggio's artistic daring and his equally...