Why has jewellery and body adornment often been marginalized in studies of modernist art and design? This study explores the relationship between jewellery, modernism and modernity from the `jazz age' to the second world war in order to challenge the view that these portable art…
Why has jewellery and body adornment often been marginalized in studies of modernist art and design? This study explores the relationship between jewellery, modernism and modernity from the `jazz age' to the second world war in order to challenge the view that these portable art…
The Egyptian collection at Norwich Castle Museum: catalogue and essays
by Taylor, John H., Thomas, Sian, Munro, Irmtraut, Kalloniatis, Faye, Wenzel, Gabriele, Horn, Maarten, Müller-Roth, Marcus, Rooijakkers, Tineke, Shirai, Noriyuki, Shepherd, Martin, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum' represents the first full publication of this important collection which contains several outstanding objects.0Part 1 begins with an outline of the acquisition history of the Egyptian collection and its display within Norwich Cas…
Surveying the jewellery worn by women in Scandinavian-settled areas of England in the Viking period, this book describes and illustrates these dress fittings, many of which have only recently been found. The book reveals the extent and nature of female participation in the Vikin…
"Viking Identities is the first detailed archaeological study of Viking-Age Scandinavian-style female dress items from England. Based on primary archival and archaeological research, including the analysis of hundreds of recent metal-detector finds, it presents evidence for over…