Pierre Alain Ferrazzini Bücher

Covering various pieces of artwork from 7000 B.C. to A.D. 575, the author examines the development of materials and technology used, and looks at the role art has played in human society

Catalogue of an exhibition of the Barbier-Mueller Museum (Geneva) collection of southeast Asian jewellery. Hardcover and cellophane covered Dust 369 pages; 499 illustrations 361 in colour, maps, catalogue of the Exhibition (252 entries), glossaries, suggested reading, references cited. ISBN#: 3-7913-0859-9 English Printed in Germany 10-7/8” x 9-1/4” 4lb. 7oz. (2000g.)

Created both for everyday living and for special festivities, the extraordinary objects of adornment displayed here served at once as symbols of wealth, marks of rank and magic talismans. Fashioned from a range of precious and non-precious materials, these are pieces of high aesthetic merit. They come dramatically alive in the photographs in this book when shown adorning the body - their qualities designed to enhance both the dignity and the beauty of their wearers. Other close-up photographs demonstrate the incredible detail and workmanship of the objects.