INDIAN JEWELLERY by Krishnan, Usha R Bala ISBN 817508314X
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[edit] INDIAN JEWELLERY
Each item of jewellery in this collection has been meticulously photographed to set off its every technical and aesthetic nuance.
Indian Jewellery - Dance of the Peacock celebrates the human impulse to adorn. Spanning a legacy of 5000 years, the jewellery of India is an eloquent expression of the country's aesthetic and cultural history. This sumptuously illustrated book is divided into ten chapters, which weave factual information with the many fascinating tales recorded in early travelogues and historical chronicles. The principal trade routes in the ancient world all led to India, where diamonds from Golconda, sapphires from Kashmir, rubies from Ceylon and Burma and pearls from Bahrain were traded in the gem bazaars. The jewellery of India represents one of the greatest traditions of human craftsmanship in the world. It has traditionally been worn by women as adornment, indicating marital status and wealth, and by men as a proclamation of power and as a symbol of rank and religious loyalty. Over 500 colour photographs illustrate this beautiful book, mostly taken by the renowned photographer Bharath Ramamrutham, who has six books to his credit.
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[edit] Title
INDIAN JEWELLERY
[edit] Author
Krishnan, Usha R Bala
[edit] ISBN
817508314X
[edit] Published
31/08/2001
[edit] Publisher
India Book House
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
40 (GBP)
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39.2 (GBP)
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