(P/B) THE ART OF THE JEWELER

Παρουσίαση

This title created in partnership with Ecole des Arts Joailliers, place Vendome in Paris, offers a unique insight into the arts and crafts of jewellery-making through 10 specialist craftmen, their techniques and their Savoir-Faire. It will contain archive material, preparatory drawings, photos of major pieces by Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Mellerio as well as jewellery represented in ancient paintings. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

I. The designer: the birth of a jewel in two dimensions
II. The modeler: the revelation of the project in volume
III. The stones expert: the quest for precious stones at the service of the creative idea
IV. The jeweller: the creation of the mount
V. The smelter: the work of precious metals
VI. The polisher: the search for the brightness of the metal
VII. The crimper: the combination of stone and metal
VIII. The lapidary: the art of stone cutting
IX. The diamond specialist: the quest for brilliance
X. The engraver-sculptor