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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Geoffrey C. MunnPublisher: ACC Art Books Imprint: ACC Art Books Weight: 2.486kg ISBN: 9781788842129ISBN 10: 178884212 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 25 November 2022 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter One - Profane to Sacred Chapter Two - Dressing the Hair Chapter Three - Court and Social Chapter Four - Return to Sources Chapter Five - The Tiara and the Costume Ball Chapter Six - Russia and the Russian Style Chapter Seven - In and Out of America Chapter Eight The Tiara as a Work of Art Chapter Nine - Royal and Imperial France Chapter Ten - Tiaras as Crown Jewels Chapter Eleven - Art Deco and BeyondReviews...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage Publishers Weekly ...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage Publishers Weekly The photos here are undeniably spectacular - but the exploration of the costume ball's history is worth sticking around for, too. - Natural Diamonds """...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage"" Publishers Weekly ""The photos here are undeniably spectacular — but the exploration of the costume ball’s history is worth sticking around for, too."" - Natural Diamonds ""However, there are no absolute rules regarding tiaras, as Geoffrey Munn, author of Tiaras: A History of Splendour, told me. “Anyone can wear one!” he says. ""You do not have to have a title."""" - British Vogue ""Just as Her Majesty had Norman Hartnell embroider her wedding dress with symbolic blooms, she also tasked the British couturier with making meaningful headgear for her bridesmaids: wreaths of wheat and freesias with crystal dew drops attached and forget-me-nots at the back, a symbol of true love, according to Geoffrey C Munn’s Tiaras: A History of Splendour."" - British Vogue ""The famed headgear of European royalty is twinkling around the globe."" - Bloomberg Pursuits" """...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage"" Publishers Weekly ""The photos here are undeniably spectacular — but the exploration of the costume ball’s history is worth sticking around for, too."" - Natural Diamonds" Author InformationGeoffrey C. Munn curated prestigious exhibitions of tiaras at the Victoria and Albert Museum and in America. He is co-author of Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery and author of both Castellani and Giuliano – Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century and The Triumph of Love – Jewellery 1530–1930. He is also the jewellery specialist on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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