Mexican Jewelry - Softcover

Davis, Mary L.; Pack, Greta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292750730 ISBN 13: 9780292750739

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1982

Synopsis

Mexico’s streams give forth cool green jade and rich gold; its shores provide coral and dainty pearls. Its brown hills yield silver and copper and gems whose colors form a dazzling palette for the jeweler. And Mexico has never lacked the artists to mold its abundant jewels into finished pieces of beauty.

In this enjoyable volume, Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack show us the splendors of Mexican jewelry. After briefly tracing the history of the jewelry of Mexico, they describe the various types and explain the basic techniques used in handling the metals of Mexican jewelry and in displaying the gems. Finally, they examine the creative accomplishments of some influential twentieth-century jewelry makers.

A favorite among travelers, coilectors, and jewelry makers, Mexican Jewelry has become a classic introduction to the richness and variety of this Mexican folk art.

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Review:

"If you are going to Mexico, and hope to buy [some] jewelry, read this book. Or better still, take it with you. If you are not going to Mexico, and care anything about design, read this book." (Christian Science Monitor)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0292750730
• ISBN 13: 9780292750739
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278