{"product_id":"jewelry-the-body-transformed-hardcover","title":"Jewelry: The Body Transformed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie Holcomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKim Benzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eSoyoung Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cross-cultural examination of jewelry spanning 5,000 years that investigates not only the objects themselves but also the bodies they decorated\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body--extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. But how is the meaning of jewelry bound to the body that wears it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Establishing six different modes of ornamenting the body--Deconstructed, Divine, Regal, Idealized, Alluring, and Resplendent--this artfully designed book illustrates how these various definitions of the body give meaning to the jewelry that adorns it. More than 200 examples of exceptional jewelry and ornaments, created across the globe from antiquity to the present, are shown alongside paintings and sculptures of bejeweled bodies to demonstrate the social, political, and aesthetic role of jewelry. From earflares of warrior heroes in Pre-Columbian Peru to designs by Yves Saint-Laurent, these precious and most intimate works of art provide insight not only about the wearer but also into the designers, artisans, and cultures that produced them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (11\/12\/18-02\/24\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Holcomb\u003c\/b\u003e is curator in the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters; \u003cb\u003eKim Benzel\u003c\/b\u003e is curator in charge in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art; \u003cb\u003eSoyoung Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is curator in the Department of Asian Art; \u003cb\u003eDiana Craig Patch\u003c\/b\u003e is Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge in the Department of Egyptian Art; \u003cb\u003eJoanne Pillsbury\u003c\/b\u003e is Andrall E. Pearson Curator in the Department of Arts of Africa; and \u003cb\u003eBeth Carver Wees\u003c\/b\u003e is Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts in the American Wing, all at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 10.3 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730470375487,"sku":"9781588396501","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dd188d959c1bf9eace756254ecd5864a.webp?v=1765125998","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jewelry-the-body-transformed-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}