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Marion Campbell

Medieval Jewellery in Europe 1100-1500

Victoria and Albert Museum 2009,

30.00 €

Medievale Libreria

(Pavia, Italy)

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ISBN
9781851775828
Author
Marion Campbell
Publishers
Victoria and Albert Museum 2009
Keyword
Arte-Arti decorative-Oreficeria e smalti

Description

112 pages. 90 colour illustrations. Hardback. Publisher's description: Jewellery has always been of central importance to all human societies, but medieval jewellery is relatively less well-known. This book draws on the important collection at the V&A to focus on the heart of the medieval period from 1100 to 1500. The jewellery worn in medieval Europe was important as an indicator of the wearer's social status and wealth, faith and superstition, allegiances and literacy. Royalty and the nobility wore gold, silver or precious gems, the costliest jewellery while humbler ranks wore base metals, copper or pewter, sometimes set with coloured glass, in imitation of gems. This richly illustrated book looks at the jewels themselves and contemporary portraits and sculpture to place the jewellery in its cultural context.