Engraved Gems: Survivals and Revivals (Studies in the History of Art, 54)
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1997. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine, black & color illus. dust jacket, 320 pp., BW illus. VG- (very light foxing to block edges and dj). Item #155828
ISBN: 0894682717
A collection of 8 scholarly essays. "The creation, survival, and revival of the ancient craft of gem carving is the subject of this volume which contains essays by scholars from Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, and the United States, all discussing the history of engraved gems from ancient Greece through the nineteenth century. Engraved gems here signifies intaglios (in which the image is recessed, that is, cut below the surface of the stone) and cameos (where the design is in relief)." (introduction) Contains 17 papers on the history of engraved gems (including both intaglios and cameos) from ancient Greece through the nineteenth century. They address the influence of Greek and Roman gems on postclassical painters, sculptors and gem engravers as well as the collecting of gems in the Middle Ages, Renaissance and later periods.
OCLC: 38075390
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