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Brilliant effects

gems and jewellery as agency in history, literature, and the visual arts

by Marcia R. Pointon

JewelryArt and societyPsychological aspects of JewelrySocial aspectsSocial aspects of JewelryPsychological aspectsSocial life and customs

Pointon examines how small-scale and valuable artefacts have figured in systems of belief and in political and social practice in Europe since the Renaissance.

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