Beyond adornment: jewelry and identity in art

Abstract

"This illustrated book offers a framework for the history of jewelry and its representations in art, showing jewelry's role in constructing and signaling identity across centuries and cultures"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction / Yvonne J. Markowitz and Susanne Gänsicke -- Projecting a Powerful Presence / Susanne Gänsicke -- In Search of the Spiritual / Susanne Gänsicke -- For Those We Love and Mourn / Yvonne J. Markowitz -- An Illustrious Past Serving the Present / Susanne Gänsicke -- Fantasizing the Present / Yvonne J. Markowitz -- Who I Am / Yvonne J. Markowitz -- The Theater of Everyday Life: Dressing the Part / Emily Stoehrer.