Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $24.00, like new condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
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Like New. Size: 10x1x11; The Vendome Press; New York, 1999. Hardcover. A Near Fine, black cloth binding with white lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, couple of small dents bottom front board edge, trace handling marks/shelf wear, some sunning to page margins, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 239pp., bibliography, indexed, photographic credits, acknowledgements, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $25.00, like new condition, Sold by La Playa Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Vendome Press.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $28.95, good condition, Sold by CorgiPack rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fulton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
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VG in Very Good jacket. Size: 1.2 x 10 x 11.5 inches; Dust jacket condition: Very Good. Massive book. Due to weight, no foreign orders or domestic priority shipments accepted without prior arrangement as to shipping costs, which will exceed our usual rates. Solid retired library book with light library markings (no card pocket); else VG. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Overall, a very nice clean copy. Never before has there Been a b>ok dedicated to objets d'art made of rock crystal, a mineral that nonetheless has always fascinated humanity. The ancients thought of it as frozen water, solidified forever at the heart of mountains. From this came the term krystallos, meaning "ice, " a substance to which the Greeks attributed powers both magical and prophetic, as have many civilizations ever since. Rock crystal, which was already being worked in the third millennium before Christ, came into its own as an artistic medium in Egypt, for a brief but prodigious period (969-1171) during the FatimicT dynasty. It was here that carvers and engravers, inspired by earlier art in Egypt and Sassanid Persia, developed unparalleled technical skill. Then, from the 14th through the 17th centuries, the crowned heads of Europe found themselves utterly captivated by rock crystal. Every royal palace had its cabinet de curiosites�a small room set aside as a kind of treasure trove�filled with dozens or even hundreds of stones, some left raw, others carved and engraved. Passion for rock crystal among the nobility and aristocracy gave rise to such famous workshops�both independent and court-sponsored�as those of the Saracchi and the ri/tiseroni in Milan. Thereafter the material fell somewhat out of favor, thanks to its demystification by science and thus to the rise of imitations. That is, until the late 19th century, when. talented jewelers and artists celebrated its natural beauty as equal to that of precious stones. This book traces the entrancing history of rock crystal, a narrative that runs right through the history of humanity Itself. Lavishly illustrated, it brings to view numerous fine pieces from the beautiful collection of rock crystal assembled by Alain Boucheron. Book Description Traces the history of rock crystal and shows its intersections with the development of decorative arts and jewelry. 239 pages.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures: From Antiquity to Today to cart. $29.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 1999. Quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 239 pp., heavily illustrated (in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $29.95, like new condition, Sold by Karl Theis rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Torrance, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $41.85, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $82.80, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
Add this copy of Rock Crystal Treasures to cart. $143.35, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vendome Press.
