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　　This book rewrites the history of jewellery in the age of

Victoria. The age of Victoria is taken in its widest sense to

encompass jewellery made throughout Europe and America, displayed

at the great international exhibitions and distributed through

foreign trade, illustrated publications and a burgeoning tourist

industry. Throughout, links with other disciplines will provide

both the specialist and the non-specialist with the information to

understand how jewellery permeated all walks and conditions of life

in the 19th century. The focus of the book is on the attitudes of

owners to their jewellery and the symbolic weight that it was

expected to carry. Rather than concentrating on the major figures

at the top end of the jewellery trade, or indeed offering a

chronological survey of the development of jewellery styles and

fashions, it is oriented towards the social aspects of owning,

wearing and displaying jewellery. The authors show, for example,

how novelists use jewellery to add a moral or metaphorical

dimension to a character, while jewels depicted in portraits would

often have disclosed multiple messages which could be immediately

decoded by the viewer. The achievements of science, the fascination

with nature and the Victorian sense of humour are all embodied in

jewellery. Topics discussed in depth include the importance of

jewellery in the life of the Queen herself, jewellery and dress,

the language of jewellery, the cult of novelty, the importance of

nationalism in the revival of historical styles, and the

contribution of archaeological discoveries. The volume is

sumptuously illustrated with contemporary reportage, photographs

and portraits as well as examples of jewellery from the British

Museum and other collections.

Preface

QUEEN VICTORIA:A LIFE IN jEWELLERY

THE ROLE OF JEWELLERY,PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

JEWELLERY AND DRESS

THE CULT OF NOVELTY

BRITAIN AND THE WORLD

NATIONALISM AND HISTORICAL STYLES IN JEWELLERY

VICTORINA CAMEOS

SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL AT HOME AND ABROAD

　　Gere is a London-based expert in 19th-century decorative arts,

and particularly in jewelry.

　　Nuno Vassallo e Silva is deputy-director of the Calouste

Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Maria Fernanda Passos Leite is chief

curator for the Textile and Rene Lalique Collections at the

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Judy Rudoe, an associate at The British

Museum is a historian of the decorative arts and the author of

several articles, books, and catalogs on decorative arts. Come Remy

is a specialist in 20th-century decorative arts, and an expert on

behalf of sales committees and insurance companies.

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