25,000 Years of Jewelry - Maren Eichhorn-Johannsen Hardback

25,000 Years of Jewelry - Maren Eichhorn-Johannsen HardbackDrawn from the extensive holdings of the Staatliche Museen in Berlin, this collection of jewelry through the ages links cultures and eras to show how the design, wearing, and collecting of personal adornment has evolved over the ages. They range from classic items such as necklaces, rings and earrings to less common items with origins in non European cultures. The book features jewelry, ranging from the splendid crowns of ancient Greece, gold earrings

passionate and resolutely honest - I'll never forget it' Annie Mac'Full of insight

Nasser Rabah

Whatever you call them-crayfish

North America and the Pacific

will keep you guessing until the very end' ALISON LITTLEWOOD

regal and timeless

having been forced to move into the glass pool house in their back yard while their home is rented out to pay the bills

It would one day be I that would sail on a ship as big as a world and feel the sun's heat on my face gradually change from roasting to caressing

motherhood and the moon - all recounted in her characteristically warm and relatable style

In doing so

we are witnessing an almost universal drive towards homogeneity and the loss of diversity

has served again and again as an arena for uncommonly angry minds'How can a country be captured by rumours