Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present by Claudia Wagner, John Boardman

Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present

Philip Wilson Gems and Jewellery

Claudia Wagner, John Boardman

304 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art classics history informative medium-paced
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The creation of miniature intaglios - or incised carvings - which could be impressed on clay or wax was one of the earliest crafts of civilisation. To this the Greeks added relief cameos, while comparable skills were lavished on the decoration of ...

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