The art of stone

• Titel: The art of stone
• Titelzusatz: masterpieces from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert collection
• Mitwirkende: Minter, Alice [VerfasserIn von ergänzendem Text]
• Mitwirkende: Morris, Sophie [VerfasserIn von ergänzendem Text]
• Mitwirkende: Mills, Rosie [VerfasserIn von ergänzendem Text]
• Körperschaft: Gilbert Collection [VerfasserIn]
• Verf.angabe: Alice Minter ; with contributions by Sophie Morris and Rosie Mills
• Verlagsort: London
• Verlag: V&A Publishing
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 143 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Format: 18 cm
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-139) and index
• ISBN: 1-83851-041-9
• ISBN: 978-1-83851-041-1
• Schlagwörter: (k)Gilbert Collection / (s)Kunsthandwerk / (s)Edelstein / (s)Steinschneidekunst / (s)Florentiner Mosaik
• Dokumenttyp: Katalog
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Mosaïque - Catalogues
• Sach-SW: Sculpture en pierre - Catalogues
• Sach-SW: Incrustation (Arts décoratifs) - Catalogues
• Sach-SW: Meubles incrustés de pierres - Catalogues
• Sach-SW: DESIGN / Decorative Arts
• Sach-SW: Catalogs
• K10plus-PPN: 1894781384

Abstract

"Focusing on 50 works from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, this book showcases the arts of stone mosaic (known as pietre dure), carving, inlay, and more. Detailed photography shows the interplay between craftsmanship and cut-and-polished stones, including amethyst, lapis lazuli, and jasper. Often remarkably complex to produce, many of these pieces were commissioned by the wealthy royal families as symbols of their power and prestige"--