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Paperback The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems Book
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ISBN: 0500286736

ISBN13: 9780500286739

The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems

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The depiction of animals in art goes back to prehistoric cave paintings; and the early history of jewelry, from ancient Egyptian scarabs to Renaissance pendants, shows abundant examples of animal imagery.

In the nineteenth century a new group of designers, seeking to satisfy the growing middle class's appetite for jewels, revived the Egyptian and Etruscan styles. Animals of all sorts were incorporated: birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and...

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