Brilliant Europe
Subtitle: jewels from European courts
By: edited by Diana Scarisbrick, Christophe Vachaudez and Jan Walgrave.
Contributors: Scarisbrick, Diana.; Vachaudez, Christophe.; Walgrave, Jan.; ING Cultuurcentrum.; Europalia (2007 : Brussels, Belgium)
Publisher: Mercatorfonds
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Brussels
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9789061537748
Subjects: Crown jewels -- Europe -- Exhibitions; Jewelry -- Europe -- History -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Other titles: Brilliant jewels from European courts
Notes: "This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Brilliant Europe: jewels from European courts. Organized as part of the europalia.europa festival. ING Cultural Centre, Place Royale 6, Brussels, 24 October 2007 - 17 February 2008."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-296).
Table of contents: title: Cleopatra's pearl : jewellery and the European courts  -- Luc Duerloo; title: The middle ages  -- John Cherry; title: The renaissance : between uniformity and internationalism  -- Elisabeth Schmuttermeier; title: The seventeenth century : the reign of the diamond  -- Jan Walgrave; title: The jewellery of absolutism  -- Diane Scarisbrick; title: Empire and romanticism : Napoleon and George IV  -- Diana Scarisbrick; title: The European monarchies in splendour -- Christophe Vachaudez.