”Gold” by Kathryn Jones.
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DESCRIPTION: Hardcover in Slipcase. Publisher: Royal Collection Trust (2014). Pages: 120. Size: 8½ inches square . From time immemorial, monarchs have used gold to symbolise their status and power, and artists to evoke the divine. This book explores the use of gold in art and the exploitation of its worth and rarity to promote messages of authority, immortality and wealth. Divinity looks at the importance of gold in devotional art; Power examines the role of gold in the imagery of power, and Art presents the precious, reflective and indestructible quality of gold, and ends the book with a selection of gold boxes, Fabergé, jewelry, gold lacquer, the four thousand- year-old Rillaton gold cup and drawings in gold paint by Edward Burne-Jones.
Gold is the most coveted of metals, its rarity and radiant natural beauty making imbuing it with rich meaning throughout human history. For artists, gold has long been associated with the divine. For monarchs, it has been a means of symbolizing status and wealth. With Gold, Kathryn Jones, Lauren Porter, and Jennifer Scott have written a lively and highly informative cultural history of gold in the Royal Collection, one that explores its many manifestations throughout history and its use in promoting messages of power and wealth. Drawing on the Royal Collection's unparalleled collection of paintings, miniatures, jewelry, gold boxes, and drawings in and on gold, the book takes readers through the possibilities of this noble metal. Organized thematically, chapters include "Divinity," which covers gold in devotional art; "Power," which explores the role of gold as a symbol of status and wealth; and "Art," which presents the craftsmanship and indestructible quality of gold objects. From Fabergé's astonishing gold-mounted boxes to the nearly-four-thousand-year-old Rillaton Gold Cup and drawings in gold paint by Edward Burne-Jones, this lavish book--in its own gold binding--presents this most precious substance throughout history in one hundred full-color illustrations.
The beauty and symbolism of gold, from the Early Bronze Age to the 20th century, is celebrated through 50 items drawn from across the entire breadth of the Royal Collection. Gold explores the distinctive qualities that make this rare and precious metal an enduring expression of the highest status, both earthly and divine. Among the most striking examples in the exhibition are the Rillaton Cup, from a Bronze Age burial around 1700-1500 BC, a gold crown from Ecuador that pre-dates the Inca invasion, and an 18th-century tiger's head in gold and rock crystal from the throne of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore in India. Gold is presented alongside Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
CONDITION: NEW. New hardcover with slipcase. Royal Collection Trust (2014) 120 pages. Unblemished and pristine in every respect. Pages are clean, crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread. Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING! Meticulous and accurate descriptions! Selling rare and out-of-print ancient history books on-line since 1997. We accept returns for any reason within 14 days! #8264a.
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PUBLISHER REVIEWS:
REVIEW: Gold is the most coveted of metals, its rarity and radiant natural beauty imbuing it with rich meaning throughout human history. For artists, gold has long been associated with the divine. For monarchs, it has been a means of symbolizing status and wealth. With “Gold”, Kathryn Jones, Lauren Porter, and Jennifer Scott have written a lively and highly informative cultural history of gold in the Royal Collection, one that explores its many manifestations throughout history and its use in promoting messages of power and wealth.
Drawing on the Royal Collection’s unparalleled collection of paintings, miniatures, jewelry, gold boxes, and drawings in and on gold, the book takes readers through the possibilities of this noble metal. Organized thematically, chapters include “Divinity,” which covers gold in devotional art; “Power,” which explores the role of gold as a symbol of status and wealth; and “Art,” which presents the craftsmanship and indestructible quality of gold objects.
From Fabergé’s astonishing gold-mounted boxes to the nearly-four-thousand-year-old Rillaton Gold Cup and drawings in gold paint by Edward Burne-Jones, this lavish book—in its own gold binding—presents this most precious substance throughout history in one hundred full-color illustrations.
REVIEW: Kathryn Jones is Curator of Decorative Arts, Royal Collection Trust, and the author of For the Royal Table: Dining at the Palace. Lauren Porter is a Curator at the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Jennifer Scott is Curator of Paintings, Royal Collection Trust. She is coauthor, most recently, of Dutch Landscapes.
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:
REVIEW: A fabulous collection of England’s Royal Golden Accoutrements. Well illustrated, quality binding.
READER REVIEWS:
REVIEW: Drawing on the British royal collections, presents a variety of works involving gold. An accessible, eminently readable survey with excellent photographs.
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