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TRADITIONAL INDIAN JEWELLERY (2 Volumes)

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We are proud to present the two-volume publication by Bernadette van Gelder, a remarkable work in which she shares decades of expertise, knowledge, and passion for the rich jewellery traditions of India. This beautifully crafted set, filled with historical context, cultural insight, and exceptional imagery, is regarded internationally as an authoritative reference on traditional Indian jewellery.

Published in a single edition only, the books have enjoyed enduring interest from collectors, museums, and jewellery connoisseurs worldwide.

TRADITIONAL INDIAN JEWELLERY - BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

English Hardcover
ISBN: 9781851498840
5 march 2018  | 312 pages

TRADITIONAL INDIAN JEWELLERY - THE GOLDEN SMILE OF INDIA

English Hardcover
ISBN: 9781851498833 
05 march 2018 | 296 pages

Traditional Indian Jewellery: explores the rich heritage of Indian jewellery and its significance in past and present Indian society. Jewellery plays an important part in the everyday lives, important moments, festivals and religious aspects of Indian culture. It is not only girls and women who wear jewellery, but also boys, men, temple statues and even animals. The book excels in its detailed descriptions, which accompany the sumptuous array of images. We discover the origin and significance of gold, the significance of setting gems in a certain order, and jewellery's spiritual importance. The book retells and explains in detail the legends and stories attached to certain gems, as well as their mythological and astrological significance. This publication is the result of thirty-five years of research - travelling, studying, and talking to many people across the entire subcontinent of India, as well as having had unprecedented access to goldsmiths and enamellers; being shown techniques known only to one family, which have been transferred from generation to generation; and being granted access to beautiful and never before seen Royal collections.