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Primitive and Folk Jewelry
Photographs of over 1900 rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, pectorals, earrings, etc., all identified.
219 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1971
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December 18, 2020
Got this one out of a Little Free Library Book box...so it was free (trying to start out with a positive note :) )
There are a lot of interesting pieces pictured here, but, unfortunately, the age of the book limited my ability to enjoy it because it was black and while...and a lot of the intricacy of the pieces were really lost with the dated illustrations.
There are a lot of interesting pieces pictured here, but, unfortunately, the age of the book limited my ability to enjoy it because it was black and while...and a lot of the intricacy of the pieces were really lost with the dated illustrations.
June 15, 2015
Considering this book was originally published in 1906, it's an INCREDIBLE resource for ethnograpahic/historic jewelry collectors. The opening statements are peppered with shockingly racist and/or irrelevant racial statements, but if you ignore that and just look at the plates it's a tremendous collection. I wish some of the pieces were labeled better. I wish there were colored plates. But all in all, such a lovely addition to a jewelry collector's library!
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