Beyond extravagance
Subtitle: a royal collection of gems and jewels
By: edited by Amin Jaffer ; Vivienne Becker, Jack Ogden, Katherine Prior, Judy Rudoe, Robert Skelton, Michael Spink, Stephen Vernoit
Publisher: Assouline; Assouline Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781614281290
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Catalogs; Jewelry; Art objects; Private collections; Mogul Art; Al Thani Collection
Other titles: Al Thani collection
Description: 'This spectacular volume reveals for the first time an exceptional private collection of the most beautiful royal Indian jewels from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj to today. Written by renowned jewelry experts and featuring magnificent original photography by Laziz Hamani, Beyond Extravagance explores the centuries-long tradition of fine jewelry and art objects in India, to contemporary interpretations that continue to evolve today." --Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-407) and index.
Table of contents: title: A jewelled quest: introduction to the collection / Amin Jaffer; title: Gems and jewels in Mughal India, 1600-1739 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton; title: Jewellery in regional courts and successor states, 1739-1857 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton; title: Indian jewellery during the British Raj, 1858-1947 / Stephen Vernoit; title: Twentieth-century encounters between Indian and European jewellery / Katherine Prior; title: Indian influences in contemporary jewellery / Vivienne Becker; title: Gems and the gem trade in India / Jack Ogden; title: Materials and techniques in Indian jewellery / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton.