Artes Decorativas

An enchanting jewel of a book. Douglas Smith, author of Former People: The Final Days of the Russian AristocracyThe captivating story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon as told by a (...)

Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was the last virtuoso of the Japanese woodblock print, and the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, published between 1885 and 1892, were his crowning achievement. This series-mainly illustrating stories from history and legend, unified by the motif of the moon-is charged with (...)

Consecrating Cartier's new collection of high jewelry and precious objects, this volume, with its one hundred original and innovative pieces, is a celebration of an integral aspect of the iconic brand: color. Brimming both with striking contrasts and more delicate tones, the jeweler's palette (...)

Los tejidos suntuosos constituyeron una de las producciones artísticas más estimadas en los siglos medievales, y el Mediterráneo supuso un espacio propicio para la circulación de piezas de distintas tradiciones y centros manufactureros textiles. En ellas se conjugaba lo particular y lo global, como (...)

El joyero de la Virgen del Pilar recibió ofrendas en forma de joyas y alhajas, desde finales de la Edad Media. Las fuentes documentales pilaristas revelan como los devotos le ofrecieron al Pilar sus más preciado bienes para agradecer la intercesión de la Virgen al concederles un favor.

L'abbaye Saint-Martial, établie autour du tombeau du premier évêque de Limoges, fut un centre de création majeur du Moyen Âge européen.Son scriptorium a notamment produit les manuscrits enluminés romans, conservés à la Bibliothèque nationale de France, présentés dans cet ouvrage.Ces pièces (...)

The enduring allure of Van Cleef & Arpels: a history of the legendary jewelerThis opulent volume presents the legendary jewelry and precious objects of the French luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels. Published to accompany a major exhibition surveying the history of the maison at Milan's Palazzo (...)