| ISBN |
0992840406 (hbk.) |
| 9780992840402 (hbk.) |
| Title |
India : jewels that enchanted the world / [exhibition curator and editor of the catalogue : Ekaterina Shcherbina] |
| Publisher |
London : Indo-Russian Jewellery Foundation, 2014 |
| Physical desc. |
427 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 35 cm. |
| Note |
Published in conjuction with the exhibition, India: jewels that enchanted the world, held 11 April-27 July 2014, at the Moscow Kremlin Museums. |
| CBL illustrations: p. 109 (In 07A.19a); p. [112] (In 07A.10a); p. [114] (In 07B.21). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [422]-423) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- Key to the catalogue -- South India. South Indian jewelry traditions (catalogue nos. 1-43) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- Mughal Empire. The Mughals: conquerors, emperors, connoisseurs (catalogue nos. 44-102) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- Precious stones in Indian jewelry. Maharatnani: the five great gems (catalogue nos. 103-112) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- The princely state of Hyderabad in the Deccan. Jewels of Hyderabad (catalogue nos. 113-127) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- India and Europe: interconnections in jewelry traditions. Jewelry: India and the western imagination, 1550-2000 / Diana Scarisbrick -- India of the Maharajas and the French art of jewelry, 1910s-1930s / Larisa Peshekhonova -- European influences on jewelry in India (catalogue nos. 128-155) -- Indian influences on jewelry in Europe: Cartier (catalogue nos. 156-195); Chaumet (catalogue nos. 196-211); Lacloche Frères (catalogue no. 212); Mauboussin (catalogue nos. 213-215); Mellerio (catalogue no. 216); Van Cleef & Arpels (catalogue nos. 217-241) -- The great jewelers of modern India. The gem palace: the genius of Munnu Kasliwal (catalogue nos. 242-276) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- Bhagat: perfection in creation (catalogue nos. 277-300) / Usha R. Balakrishnan -- Appendix. Methods of gem cutting and gem setting: a synthesis of inspiration, calculation, and skill / Olga Vecherina. |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07B |
| Jewelry -- India -- Exhibitions |
| Jewelry -- Mogul Empire -- Exhibitions |
| Gems -- India -- Exhibitions |
| Gems -- Mogul Empire -- Exhibitions |
| Jewelry in art -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Shcherbina, Ekaterina ed. |
