Jewelry: The Body Transformed by Holcomb, Melanie
Jewelry: The Body Transformed by Holcomb, Melanie

Jewelry: The Body Transformed

A cross-cultural examination of jewelry spanning 5,000 years that investigates not only the objects themselves but also...
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
SKU: 9781588396501
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Melanie Holcomb
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $118.01
10 customers are viewing this product
Jewelry: The Body Transformed by Holcomb, Melanie

Jewelry: The Body Transformed

$118.01
Jewelry: The Body Transformed by Holcomb, Melanie

Jewelry: The Body Transformed

$118.01
Author: Melanie Holcomb
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A cross-cultural examination of jewelry spanning 5,000 years that investigates not only the objects themselves but also the bodies they decorated

As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body--extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. But how is the meaning of jewelry bound to the body that wears it?

Establishing six different modes of ornamenting the body--Deconstructed, Divine, Regal, Idealized, Alluring, and Resplendent--this artfully designed book illustrates how these various definitions of the body give meaning to the jewelry that adorns it. More than 200 examples of exceptional jewelry and ornaments, created across the globe from antiquity to the present, are shown alongside paintings and sculptures of bejeweled bodies to demonstrate the social, political, and aesthetic role of jewelry. From earflares of warrior heroes in Pre-Columbian Peru to designs by Yves Saint-Laurent, these precious and most intimate works of art provide insight not only about the wearer but also into the designers, artisans, and cultures that produced them.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press


Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(11/12/18-02/24/19)



Author: Melanie Holcomb
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Published: 11/20/2018
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.40lbs
Size: 10.30h x 9.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781588396501


Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2019

About the Author
Melanie Holcomb is curator in the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters; Kim Benzel is curator in charge in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art; Soyoung Lee is curator in the Department of Asian Art; Diana Craig Patch is Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge in the Department of Egyptian Art; Joanne Pillsbury is Andrall E. Pearson Curator in the Department of Arts of Africa; and Beth Carver Wees is Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts in the American Wing, all at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD
Example product title
$118.01 SGD
$118.01 SGD

Recently Viewed Products