Traditional Indian Jewellery: The Golden Smile of India explores the rich heritage of Indian jewellery and its significance in past and present Indian society. Jewellery plays an important part in the everyday lives, important moments, festivals and religious aspects of Indian culture. It is not only girls and women who wear jewellery, but also boys, men, temple statues and even animals. The book excels in its detailed descriptions, which accompany the sumptuous array of images. We discover the origin and significance of gold, the significance of setting gems in a certain order, and jewellery's spiritual importance. The book retells and explains in detail the legends and stories attached to certain gems, as well as their mythological and astrological significance. This publication is the result of thirty-five years of research - travelling, studying, and talking to many people across the entire subcontinent of India, as well as having had unprecedented access to goldsmiths and enamellers; being shown techniques known only to one family, which have been transferred from generation to generation; and being granted access to beautiful and never before seen Royal collections.
| ISBN: | 9781851498833 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2018 |
| Author: | Bernadette van Gelder |
| Publisher: | ACC Art Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 295 pages |
| Series: | ACC Art Books |
| Genres: |
Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery Precious metal, precious stones and jewellery: artworks and design |
Traditional Indian Jewellery: The Golden Smile of India explores the rich heritage of Indian jewellery and its significance in past and present Indian society. Jewellery plays an important part in the everyday lives, important moments, festivals and religious aspects of Indian culture. It is not only girls and women who wear jewellery, but also boys, men, temple statues and even animals. The book excels in its detailed descriptions, which accompany the sumptuous array of images. We discover the origin and significance of gold, the significance of setting gems in a certain order, and jewellery's spiritual importance. The book retells and explains in detail the legends and stories attached to certain gems, as well as their mythological and astrological significance. This publication is the result of thirty-five years of research - travelling, studying, and talking to many people across the entire subcontinent of India, as well as having had unprecedented access to goldsmiths and enamellers; being shown techniques known only to one family, which have been transferred from generation to generation; and being granted access to beautiful and never before seen Royal collections.
Traditional Indian Jewellery features in the following genres: Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery, Precious metal, precious stones and jewellery: artworks and design
Traditional Indian Jewellery is available in Hardback
Traditional Indian Jewellery was written by Bernadette van Gelder and published by ACC Art Books
Traditional Indian Jewellery has 295 pages
Yes it is part of ACC Art Books series