Art of Turquoise

English

ISBN: 1423616308

EAN: 9781423616306

Category: Crafts & Hobbies / Jewelry/Nature / Rocks & Minerals/House & Home / Decorating/

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher

Release Date: 05/05/2011

Synopsis: Turquoise and silver is an icon of the American Southwest. For generations, people have ogled these gemstones in pawn shops, jewelry shops and antiques stores, looking for a special piece of Native American jewelry that speaks to their heart. Southwest jewelry is now valued and collected around the world.Photographs of collectible pieces reveal what the attraction is about. Whether in shades of pale aqua or deeper aquamarine, blue or jade green, Mary Emmerling reveals that the collectors hunt is about color. And beyond jewelry, the color turquoise appears throughout the Southwest in architecture and decoration. After all, its the color of calm.

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Art of Turquoise

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.65 inches

Width: 8.5 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 22.93 oz

Pages: 112