Search Results: ethnic jewellery from africa asia and by van der star

Gardners Books, December 2001. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Amsterdam, Holland: Pepin Press, 2008. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Michiel Elsevier Stokmans. The René van der Star Collection". Believed to be second edition; impression not known.4to size. In very good plus pictorial card with b/w photo of feet adorned with jewellery and yellow and white titles to front. The covers are clean, tight and straight; front corners worn and frayed. Unmarked cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and clean - fine condition - with many bright colour and b/w photos throughout. No dedications etc. Issued without jacket. Overall condition is near fine. Very heavy. Please contact us for cost of postage if shipping outside the UK. Scarce.

255 pp.; c.300 colour plates, field photographs throughout, maps, index, bibliography. 6 essays by Corien W. Hoek, Annelies Moors, Roelof J. Munneke, Oppi Untracht, René van der Star and Pim Westerkamp. Exh. catalogue Kunsthal, Rotterdam. Amsterdam, 2002. Hbk. KEYWORDS: 047 Sieraden/kralen/veren

Pepin Press, 2004-03-31. Hardcover. Like New. 2.9977 cent in x 30.3769 cent in x 28.5783 cent in.

Amsterdam; Singapore: The Pepin Press, 2004. Third printing. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 255, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over red paper covered boards, with white lettering to spine and front cover. Frontispiece. "The Van der Star collection of ethnic jewellery is unique, both in size and quality, bringing together masterpieces from Africa, the Arab World, India, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Each of these areas has their own specific designs, and their own specific uses and symbolism attached to jewellery. Materials used include gold, silver and many types of gemstones, but also archaic materials such as leather, coral, beads, bone, teeth, and shells. In this lavishly illustrated book, more than 500 magnificent pieces are presented in color, together with detailed descriptions. Authoritative texts are included about jewellery making, and the history, uses, and designs from the various areas. These chapters are further illustrated with historical and contemporary… Read More