Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: From the Colette and Jean Pierre Ghysels Collection

NOW IN PAPERBACK

“If all the ethnic jewelry exhibitions of the last 20 years were assembled together, one would have an approximation of the Ghysels Collection. . . . This must be in the library of anyone serious about jewelry.”—Ornament “A magnificent array . . . will provide inspiration for designers and pleasures for students of ethnic cultures.” —Library Journal

This book documents—in stunning color photographs—one of the premier collections of ethnic jewelry in the world. Among the 400 illustrations are pieces from every corner of the globe—and the range of materials used, forms, and craft techniques is truly astonishing.

FRANCE BOREL is director of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Art Visuel de la Cambre in Brussels. JOHN BIGELOW TAYLOR is one of the world’s foremost photographers of art. He is the photographer of Abrams’ The Currency of Fame and The Cycladic Spirit, among other books.