《珠宝大全》研究了来自多个时期的珠宝饰品，从早期中世纪的珠宝和文艺复兴时期的顶级珠宝，到艺术与工艺运动、新艺术运动和二十一世纪的设计，这些构成了维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆不同凡响的珠宝收藏。精湛的摄影技术展现了罕见宝石和珠宝工艺的复杂技术，如雕镂、上珐琅和浮雕。

作者Clare Phillips将这本介绍西方珠宝的专著分成三个部分：珠宝商们打造精美设计所用的材料；从中世纪到今天，各种珠宝款式的发展过程；以及几个世纪以来珠宝的分销和使用方式。同样还包括一些著名珠宝，如拿破仑送给他养女的包亚奈翡翠，伊丽莎白女王一世赏赐给她的朝臣们的宝石吊坠、戒指、胸针、耳环和头饰。

《珠宝大全》对古往今来的珠宝的发展做了无可挑剔的研究和富有洞见的探讨，是学生、专业人士、收藏家和珠宝爱好者们的宝贵资源。

Jewels and Jewelry examines splendid items of jewelry ranging from early medieval pieces and superb examples of Renaissance jewelry, to arts and crafts, Art Nouveau, and twenty-first-century designs, which make up the Victoria and Albert Museum’s exceptional jewelry collection. Exquisite photography reveals both rare and precious stones as well as the elaborate techniques of the jewelry craft, such as chasing, enameling, and cameo.

Author Clare Phillips organizes this volume of Western jewelry into three parts: the materials used by jewelers to create their stunning designs; the development of various jewelry styles, ranging from the Middle Ages to today; and the ways in which jewelry has been distributed and used over the centuries. Also included are famous jewels, such as the Beauharnais Emeralds, gifted by Napoleon to his adopted daughter, and jeweled pendants given by Queen Elizabeth I to her courtiers, alongside rings, brooches, earrings, and tiaras.

An impeccably researched and insightful look into the evolution of jewelry through the ages, Jewels and Jewelry is a treasured resource for students, professionals, collectors, and lovers of jewelry alike.

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