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Cameo Appearances.
By James David Draper.Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2008.
The engraving of hardstones is a time-honored practice that goes back several millennia. The Greeks refined the art, and they introduced in about the fifth century B.C. what we now call cameos: precious and semiprecious stones carved in projected relief. As fanciful curiosities and as miraculous unions of art and nature, cameos have been prized and collected since ancient times. This book presents a selection of more than one hundred magnificently carved gems from the unparalleled collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, from their origins in classical antiquity, through their rare occurrences in the Middle Ages, and their efflorescence from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Softcover. 8.5\"x11\", 56 pages, 126 color illustrations. Minor wear.SHIPPING NOTES: Shipping charges for books are based on the weight, when packed, of each package -we offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one book. If you buy more than one item please ask us to send a revised invoice before you pay.
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