Cameos Old & New

ISBN-13: 9781468473094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str.

Anna M. Miller

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii 1 THE HISTORY AND ROMANCE OF THE GLYPTIC ARTS THE EARLIEST ENGRAVINGS 3 CLASSICAL GREECE: FROM SCARABOID TO CAMEO 6 ROMAN CAMEOS 11 THE DARK AND MIDDLE AGES 19 THE RENAISSANCE AND LATER 23 2 THE SUBJECTS: MYTHS, LEGENDS, HISTORICAL EVENTS, AND STORIES BEHIND THE)EWELS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 33 SYMBOLS 42 vii PORTRAITS 44 HISTORICAL EVENTS AND STORIES BEHIND THE ]EWELS 45 3 CAMEO PRODUCTION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 50 MATERIALS 60 CARVING CENTERS AND RENOWNED CARVERS 80 4 DISTINGUISHING uLD AND NEWCAMEOS CIRCA-DATING CAMEOS 92 DETECTING CAMEO FAKES, FRAUDS, AND FORGERIES 113 5 MODIFIED CAMEOS AND CAMEO IMITATORS GLASS CAMEOS 127 CAMEO GLASS 129 TASSIE GLASS 131 WEDGWOOD 132 SULPHIDES 135 CONTENTS viii PLASTIC CAMEOS 135 CAMEO W AX PORTRAITS 136 PLASTER OF PARIS AND SULPHUR CASTS 138 6 ApPRECIATING CAMEOS AS ART ELEMENTS OF V ALUE 149 7 BUILDINGA CAMEO COLLECTION BUYING AND SELLING CAMEOS 162 CAMEOS AS INVESTMENT GEMS 169 CARE AND CONSERVATION OF CAMEOS 170 8 GREAT AND HISTORIC COLLECTIONS 175 ApPENDIX 193 Auctions 193 Glyptic-Arts Booksellers 194 CONTENTS ix Appraisal Associations 194 Retail Sources for Cameos in the Uni ted States 194 CHRONOLOGY OF ENGRAVED STONES AND CAMEOS IN EUROPE 196 GLOSSARY OF GLypTIc-ART AND ]EWELRY TERMS 199 SUGGESTED READINGS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 205 INDEX 210 CONTENTS x p r e a c e f In several years of studying the cameo and its development, I have interviewed connoisseurs and collectors throughout the United States,

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1 The History and Romance of the Glyptic Arts.- The Earliest Engravings.- Classical Greece: From Scaraboid to Cameo.- Roman Cameos.- The Dark and Middle Ages.- The Renaissance and Later.- 2 The Subjects: Myths, Legends, Historical Events, and stories behind the Jewels.- Myths and Legends.- Symbols.- Portraits.- Historical Events and Stories behind the Jewels.- 3 Cameo Production.- Tools and Techniques.- Materials.- Carving Centers and Renowned Carvers.- 4 Distinguishing Old and New Cameos.- Circa-dating Cameos.- Detecting Cameo Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries.- 5 Modified Cameos and Cameo Imitators.- Glass Cameos.- Cameo Glass.- Tassie Glass.- Wedgwood.- Sulphides.- Plastic Cameos.- Cameo Wax Portraits.- Plaster of Paris and Sulphur Casts.- 6 Appreciating Cameos as Art.- Elements of Value.- 7 Building a Cameo Collection.- Buying and Selling Cameos.- Cameos as Investment Gems.- Care and Conservation of Cameos.- 8 Great and Historic Collections.- Auctions.- Glyptic-Arts Booksellers.- Appraisal Associations.- Retail Sources for Cameos in the United States.- Chronology of Engraved Stones and Cameos in Europe.- Glossary of Glyptic-Art and Jewelry Terms.- Suggested Readings and Bibliography.