Jewellery from the Orient: Treasures from the Dr. Bir Collection

Jewellery from the Orient: Treasures from the Dr. Bir Collection
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2010-02
ISBN: 9783897903197
定价: 605.10
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 320页
  • Jewellerysetsoffbeautyandrevealswealth.Moreover,jewelleryhadamagicalfunctionintraditionalsocietiesbecauseitattractedblessingsandwardedoffevil.Womenweregivenmostoftheirjewellerywhentheymarried.Theyworeituntiltheirchildrenhadgrownup.Thenitwaskeptuntiltheirdaughtershadneedofitsmagicalproperties.SoOrientalvernacularjewellerywashandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Ifapiecewastooworn,itwasmelteddownandthesilverusedtorecreateapieceofthesametype.Thusthememoriesofmillenniawerepreservedinjewelleryofthiskind.Itcametoabreakinthemid-20thcentury.InmanypartsoftheNearEast,thetraditionalsilverjewellerybegantobereplacedbygoldjewellerythatwasoftenindustriallymanufactured.Theupshotwasthatmuchofwhatmakesthiscollectionsounusualhasbeenirredeemablylostinthecountrieswherethejewellerywasoncemade.ItistotheeverlastingcreditofDr.Birasacollectorthatthesepieceshavesurvived,albeitfarfromthelandswheretheyweremade,toattesttotheinfinitevarietyandbeautyofOrientalcraftsmanship.Inthisbook,readersfollowthejewelleryonanimaginaryjourney:fromTurkeyand'orientalEurope'acrosstheMediterraneantonorth-westernAfricaandtheSaharatoEthiopia.FromtherethejourneycontinuesthroughYemenviaIndiaandontoThailandandtheRoofoftheWorld.DowntheIndusValleytoAfghanistan.BackagainthroughthemountainsandacrossCentralAsiaontheSilkRoadtotheWest.FromTurkmenistantotheCaspianSeaandfromtheretotheCaucasus.ThrougheasternTurkey,SyriaandPalestinebacktotheMediterranean.BorninFreiburgi.Breisgauin1929,thecollectorAmitBirwasthesonofaTurkishphysicianandanativeofFreiburg.HegrewupinIzmir.AfterstudyingmedicineinIstanbul,hetrainedasaspecialistinBerlinandworkedinWolfsburgfrom1958.Hispassionforcollectingbeganin1960onatripthroughnorth-eastAfrica.OnehundredandeightymoretripsthroughouttheNearEastwouldfollow.
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    Jewellerysetsoffbeautyandrevealswealth.Moreover,jewelleryhadamagicalfunctionintraditionalsocietiesbecauseitattractedblessingsandwardedoffevil.Womenweregivenmostoftheirjewellerywhentheymarried.Theyworeituntiltheirchildrenhadgrownup.Thenitwaskeptuntiltheirdaughtershadneedofitsmagicalproperties.SoOrientalvernacularjewellerywashandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Ifapiecewastooworn,itwasmelteddownandthesilverusedtorecreateapieceofthesametype.Thusthememoriesofmillenniawerepreservedinjewelleryofthiskind.Itcametoabreakinthemid-20thcentury.InmanypartsoftheNearEast,thetraditionalsilverjewellerybegantobereplacedbygoldjewellerythatwasoftenindustriallymanufactured.Theupshotwasthatmuchofwhatmakesthiscollectionsounusualhasbeenirredeemablylostinthecountrieswherethejewellerywasoncemade.ItistotheeverlastingcreditofDr.Birasacollectorthatthesepieceshavesurvived,albeitfarfromthelandswheretheyweremade,toattesttotheinfinitevarietyandbeautyofOrientalcraftsmanship.Inthisbook,readersfollowthejewelleryonanimaginaryjourney:fromTurkeyand'orientalEurope'acrosstheMediterraneantonorth-westernAfricaandtheSaharatoEthiopia.FromtherethejourneycontinuesthroughYemenviaIndiaandontoThailandandtheRoofoftheWorld.DowntheIndusValleytoAfghanistan.BackagainthroughthemountainsandacrossCentralAsiaontheSilkRoadtotheWest.FromTurkmenistantotheCaspianSeaandfromtheretotheCaucasus.ThrougheasternTurkey,SyriaandPalestinebacktotheMediterranean.BorninFreiburgi.Breisgauin1929,thecollectorAmitBirwasthesonofaTurkishphysicianandanativeofFreiburg.HegrewupinIzmir.AfterstudyingmedicineinIstanbul,hetrainedasaspecialistinBerlinandworkedinWolfsburgfrom1958.Hispassionforcollectingbeganin1960onatripthroughnorth-eastAfrica.OnehundredandeightymoretripsthroughouttheNearEastwouldfollow.
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