Project Gutenberg 2014-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 257 Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford) 1876 1960 Smith, Harold Clifford Clifford Smith, H. (Harold) Jewellery Produced by Chuck Greif, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "Jewellery" by H. Clifford Smith is a scholarly examination of the history and artistry of personal ornaments, published in the early 20th century. The work systematically explores various styles of jewellery from ancient civilizations through to the modern era, emphasizing the artistic and cultural significance of these adornments across different periods. With a focus primarily on European jewellery, it delves into the craftsmanship and symbolic meanings that these pieces have held throughout history. The opening of the book introduces the definition of jewellery as a form of personal ornamentation, distinguishing it from mere decorative objects. It outlines the systematic structure of the work, which organizes the discussion of jewellery by historical periods, with a particular emphasis on the ancient Egyptians, whose elaborate burial customs preserved many examples of their craftsmanship. Additionally, the text highlights the symbolic significance of various ornaments, such as the scarab in Egyptian culture, and begins to set the context for a deeper exploration of specific types of jewellery and their evolution over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jewelry NK Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 1257176 1257189 2024-09-20T05:35:36.198761 2023-09-20T15:30:57.110591 text/html text/html 1202246 2021-01-25T06:57:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 6171068 2021-01-25T06:57:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5385365 2024-09-20T05:36:09.854074 application/epub+zip 5406727 2024-09-20T05:35:45.230662 application/epub+zip 467694 2024-09-20T05:35:40.976709 application/epub+zip 5840032 2024-09-20T05:36:23.529002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5619765 2024-09-20T05:36:03.906088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690920 2022-09-21T17:18:59.168734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 878470 878235 2024-09-20T05:35:31.233737 2023-09-20T15:30:52.297569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 877528 2014-12-30T18:17:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 319878 2014-12-30T18:27:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17983 2024-09-20T05:36:23.720999 application/rdf+xml 19489 2024-09-20T05:35:41.384682 image/jpeg 3426 2024-09-20T05:35:41.172006 image/jpeg 7052317 2024-09-20T05:35:37.394750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog