Pearls

by Hubert Bari and Beatriz Chadour-Sampson

For millennia pearls have been associated with royalty, glamour, and status, and treasured for their exquisite beauty. Pearls traces the history of these coveted gems over the centuries and across cultures from East to West, from the Roman Empire right up to the present day. Historical portraits and contextual material explain the social and cultural significance of pearls, exploring the changing fashions in how pearls were worn, whether as signs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851777555
• ISBN13: 9781851777556
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 10.3"