The Jewel of History.
'Bling' may be 'the thing', but a love of flashy jewelry is not new. Self-adornment is one of the oldest human urges and man has used jewelry to express values, beliefs and emotions from cradle to grave. Jewelry can be used to demonstrate affection or to dazzle and awe. It is used extensively to com...
| Publicado en: | History Today Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 4 - 6 |
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History Today Ltd.
Jun2008
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| Sumario: | 'Bling' may be 'the thing', but a love of flashy jewelry is not new. Self-adornment is one of the oldest human urges and man has used jewelry to express values, beliefs and emotions from cradle to grave. Jewelry can be used to demonstrate affection or to dazzle and awe. It is used extensively to communicate the status, wealth and power of the wearer, and as the display in the new V&A Jewelry Gallery shows, its study casts light on political, social and economic events. |
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