Ivory

Informationen zum Autor Maggie Campbell Pedersen is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, and an Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography. For many years she has specialised in organic gem materials - that is, those of plant or animal origin - where her work includes identification, teaching, writing and research. She has given lectures and seminars world-wide and is a regular contributor to gemmological publications. Thanks to her interest in conservation she has also spent time as a research assistant in various parts of the world, working with endangered species such as elephants and marine turtles, from which ivory and tortoiseshell were derived. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive and authoritative study Ivory provides a global history of the material's uses! origins and controversies - from the myths and beliefs held by prehistoric man! through its utilitarian uses in the Arctic and the beautiful carvings in medieval Europe! to its links with war! the slave trade! and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Campbell Pedersen, Maggie Campbell Pedersen
• Publisher: HALE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9780719800535
• ISBN: 978-0-7198-0053-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; ART / Sculpture & Installation, Carvings: artworks, Carvings, masks, reliefs