| ISBN |
9781614284628 (set) |
| Title |
Beyond extravagance : a royal collection of gems and jewels / edited by Amin Jaffer ; Vivienne Becker, Jack Ogden, Katherine Prior, Judy Rudoe, Robert Skelton, Michael Spink, Stephen Vernoit |
| Edition |
2nd edition |
| Publisher |
New York : Assouline, 2019 |
| Physical desc. |
2 volumes ; color illustrations ; 36 cm. |
| Note |
At head of title: The Al Thani collection. |
| CBL illustrations: CBL In 60.6; In 07A.10a; In 62.4; In 11A.22; In 45.1; In 07B.28a; In 48.1; In 07A.16a; In 07A.19; In 50.3; In 07A.15; and In 07B.35; at pages 20, 24, 45, 49, 70, 90, and 95. |
| In slip case. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A jewelled quest: introduction to the collection / Amin Jaffer -- Gems and jewels in Mughal India, 1600-1739 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton -- Jewellery in regional courts and successor states, 1739-1857 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton -- Indian jewellery during the British Raj, 1858-1947 / Stephen Vernoit -- Twentieth-century encounters between Indian and European jewellery / Katherine Prior -- Indian influences in contemporary jewellery / Vivienne Becker -- Gems and the gem trade in India / Jack Ogden -- Materials and techniques in Indian jewellery / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton. |
| Corporate name |
Al Thani Collection |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07B |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 11A |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 45 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 48 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 50 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 60 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 62 |
| Jewelry -- India -- Catalogs |
| Jewelry -- Private collections -- Qatar -- Catalogs |
| Jewelry in art |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Themes, motives |
| Art, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs |
| Art objects -- Private collections -- Qatar -- Catalogs |
| Added name(s) |
Becker, Vivienne 1953- |
| Ogden, Jack |
| Prior, Katherine |
| Rudoe, Judy |
| Skelton, Robert |
| Spink, Michael |
| Vernoit, Stephen |
