Brooches:Timeless Adornment is the first book on the subject of vintage and contemporary pins and brooches. Beginning with an illustrated history of how this jewelry form has evolved--from Roman fibulae to scatter pins and starbursts--this gorgeously illustrated volume presents more than 175 of the best examples of fine, costume, and artisan jewelry made by top designers, among them Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Georg Jensen, and Ted Muehling. Fashion stylists, celebrity collectors, and jewelry experts share their enthusiasm for the brooch and offer their ideas on how to accessorize with favorite pieces. These dazzling photographs show the jewelry as adornments to stunning jackets, dresses, and coats, and demonstrate how this piece has become a fabulous style statement. Practical information about storing, cleaning, and repair complete this indispensable resource for jewelry fans.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Coffee table jewelry book mostly fine not costume jewelry:
This review was written and published for the Yahoo online group Jewel Collect. Title: Brooches: Timeless Adornment
Author: Lori Ettinger Gross
Type of Book: Hard Cover
Retail Price: $45.00
Pages: 192
Rizzoli 2008 Brief Description: Brooches: Timeless Adornment is a shiny new picture book that focus's on vintage, antique and contemporary brooches. Most of the pieces are fine jewelry but there are a few costume pieces. Many of the fine jewelry designs will be quite... more info
If you have a passion for Brooches you will love this book.:
What a fabulous book. Well written and great photography. A quality reference and also a breathtaking coffee table book. You will enjoy this!
Poor photo quality and binding:
For a Rizzoli book the photography of the brooches is terrible. The pieces chosen for the book are interesting and beautiful. When I opened the book, the binding broke. It is printed in China so I suppose that explains the overall poor quality. I returned this book.
Part of paragraph is missing:
Page 56 begins in the middle of the sentence. It might be that this book was printed in China.
Great photos for people interested in this type of jewelry. Some nice information.
