Publisher's Synopsis
This is the third book in a series devoted to the splendid jewellery collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Following on from 'Flora' and 'Fauna', the theme this time is the human figure, perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Jewellery has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging, and mourning. The museum's collection begins in the Byzantine era and ranges through the medieval and Renaissance periods and beyond, with mythological figures and biblical scenes represented on pendants and rings.
