Living jewels
Subtitle: masterpieces from nature : coral, pearls, horn, shell, wood & other exotica
By: [Ruth Peltason]
Publisher: Vendome Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780865652675
Subjects: Jewelry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Amber : history preserved; title: Coral : the "red gold" of the sea; title: Horn : the queen of art nouveau; title: Ivory : the cream of the jeweler's canvas; title: Pearls : the leading ladies of jewelry; title: Shell : architecture in miniature; title: Tortoiseshell : marbling most appetizing; title: Wood : simple perfection; title: Exotica : exuberance and esoterica.