Mexican jewelry
Davis, Mary L.
Mexican jewelry / Mary L. Davies and Greta Pack - 4th paperback printing - Austin, TX : University of Texas Press , 1996, c1983 - 262 p. : illus. ; 21 cm
Foreword, The jewelry of Mexico, Pre-Hispanic background, The jewelry of the past, Religious jewelry, Jewelry of the people, Charro Adornos,Present-day jewelry, Notes on jewelry making.
Mexico's streams give forth cool green jade and rich gold; her shores provide coral and dainty pearls. Her brown hills yield silver and copper and gems whose colors form a dazzling palette for the jeweler. And Mexico has never lacked the artists to mold her abundant jewels into finished pieces of beauty. Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack introduce us to the splendors of Mexican jewelry. First published nearly four decades ago, Mexican Jewelry has become a classic introduction to the richness and variety of this Mexican folk art.
English
9780292750739
Jewelry---Mexico
LAS 739.27 DAV
Mexican jewelry / Mary L. Davies and Greta Pack - 4th paperback printing - Austin, TX : University of Texas Press , 1996, c1983 - 262 p. : illus. ; 21 cm
Foreword, The jewelry of Mexico, Pre-Hispanic background, The jewelry of the past, Religious jewelry, Jewelry of the people, Charro Adornos,Present-day jewelry, Notes on jewelry making.
Mexico's streams give forth cool green jade and rich gold; her shores provide coral and dainty pearls. Her brown hills yield silver and copper and gems whose colors form a dazzling palette for the jeweler. And Mexico has never lacked the artists to mold her abundant jewels into finished pieces of beauty. Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack introduce us to the splendors of Mexican jewelry. First published nearly four decades ago, Mexican Jewelry has become a classic introduction to the richness and variety of this Mexican folk art.
English
9780292750739
Jewelry---Mexico
LAS 739.27 DAV
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