Published to coincide with the new Silver Gallery at the V&A Museum, this book provides a social history of silver, from the middle ages to the present day. It is illustrated with material from paintings, engravings, designs and contemporary records to examples of ceremonial and domestic silver. Double-page features show silver in many different contexts: from laying the table, drinking customs and rituals, plate and piety, to techniques of making and embellishing silver, how to recognize fakes and forgeries, as well as ...
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Published to coincide with the new Silver Gallery at the V&A Museum, this book provides a social history of silver, from the middle ages to the present day. It is illustrated with material from paintings, engravings, designs and contemporary records to examples of ceremonial and domestic silver. Double-page features show silver in many different contexts: from laying the table, drinking customs and rituals, plate and piety, to techniques of making and embellishing silver, how to recognize fakes and forgeries, as well as practicalities, such as care and cleaning. The book should be of interest to collectors and connoisseurs, and all those interest in this historic metal.
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Add this copy of Silver to cart. $19.00, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Victoria & Albert Pubns.
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Add this copy of Silver to cart. $42.00, like new condition, Sold by Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hendersonville, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Like New. A lively and accessible text, interwoven with images. Pictorial cover. Illustrated throughout with rich visual material. Indexed. 144 pp. Like new condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Good. 1851771891. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. EX-LIBRARY copy with stamps on inside front and rear covers. Light edgewear to covers. Sticker scar on top left surface of front cover.; 10.55 X 8.43 X 0.55 inches; 144 pages.
