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Figures & faces : the art of jewelry /

Jewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions, remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging and mourning. The human figure has long been a source of inspiration and a means of expression for jewelers, and it is perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Following on...

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Main Authors:	Mauriès, Patrick, 1952- (Author), Possémé, Evelyne (Author)
Other Authors:	Moral, Jean-Marie del, 1952- (Photographer), Garvie, Francisca, 1942- (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the French.
Published:	London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, [2018]
Subjects:	Musée des arts décoratifs (France) > Catalogs. Jewelry > France > Paris > Catalogs. Human figure in art > Catalogs.

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