Paris, capitale de la perle = Paris, city of pearls : histoire d'une passion joaillïre = a historical heyday for jewelry /
"How did Paris rise to the top of the global pearl trade one century ago? Why did such a thriving market disappear? And above all, how is it that there is no longer any memory of this golden age of pearls? In addition to unraveling this biomineral and its long history with mankind, this book sh...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | French |
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Paris :
Norma : L'Ecole des arts joailliers,
2024.
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| Summary: | "How did Paris rise to the top of the global pearl trade one century ago? Why did such a thriving market disappear? And above all, how is it that there is no longer any memory of this golden age of pearls? In addition to unraveling this biomineral and its long history with mankind, this book shows how pearls inspired Paris jewelers and, more broadly, the city's artists. All seem indeed to have been driven by one same "pearl mania", and whatever their medium, be it opera, cinema, painting, photography, posters or illustrated magazines, all contributed to making pearls a visual icon of the Roaring Twenties"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 9782376660934 2376660939 |