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Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry

By Yvonne Markowitz and Elyse Z Karlin

A new, imperishable beauty, was how the artist and architect Henry van de Velde described it. European Art Nouveau jewelry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries embraced a new aesthetic characterized by sensuous forms, dramatic imagery and vivid symbolism. Many of the designers associated with the movement sought their inspiration not in traditional jewelry, but in the work of the pre-Raphaelites and Impressionists and in the arts of Japan. Rejecting the rigid naturalism typical of European decorative arts, designers such as René Lalique and Henry van de Velde, and the artists of the German Jugenstil and Austrian Wiener Sezession movements, created ornaments that expressed the spirit and freedom of the era. These artists and designers adopted a free-flowing line and asymmetrical format that invigorated their work and set it apart, while their use of natural motifs and of the female form imbued their creations with energy, sensuality and dreamy mysticism. But underlying the undeniable exuberance of these works was a fin-de-sicle edginess that endows this period with inexhaustible fascination. With nearly 120 ornaments from a single private collection--the finest of its type in America--Imperishable Beauty features all of the major designers and jewelers from this groundbreaking era. Paintings, prints, posters and textiles fill out the presentation, making this book as rich and intoxicating as the aesthetic it portrays.

English - 24 X 23 cm - 176 pages - color ill. - CHF 62.00 - Order
Indian Jewellery

By Nick Barnard

Indian jewellery is among the most opulent and finely wrought in the world and this book draws on over 100 exquisite pieces from the V&A’s superb collection, many never published before. Nick Barnard illuminates the social context and symbolic meanings as well as the varied techniques employed by craftsmen. He describes how jewellery was worn and by whom, how stones were sourced and cut, how traditions of making and wearing varied in different parts of the country, and how the V&A’s own collection itself was brought together by travellers and scholars over the years.

English - 27 X 21.5 cm - 128 pages - 100 ill. - CHF 50.00 - Order
Indicateur de l’horlogerie suisse 2009

Alle wichtigen Adressen der Schweizer UhrenindustrieInhalt: Fabrikanten, verwandte Zweige, Mikroindustrie, Elektronik, Fabrikmarken, Inhaber der Fabrikmarken, Informationszentren, Verbände und Vereine. E/F/D

German - 20 X 13.5 cm - 744 pages - CHF 75.00 - Order
Indicateur de l’horlogerie suisse 2009

All important addresses in the following areas: watch manufacturers, styles of watches, trade-marks, allied trades, micro industry, electronics, information centers, associations and guilds. E/F/D

English - 20 X 13.5 cm - 744 pages - CHF 75.00 - Order
Indicateur de l’horlogerie suisse 2009

L’indicateur de l’horlogerie contient toutes les adresses nécessaires dans les domaines suivants: Genres de montres et horlogerie, Marques de fabrique déposées, Pierres précieuses, Machine-outils, Micro-industrie, Fournitures et toutes les professions se rattachant à l’horlogerie.E/F/D

Unknown language - 20 X 13.5 cm - 744 pages - CHF 75.00 - Order
IWC Pilot’s Watches

By R. Bucher and Ch. Pfeiffer-Belli

Now, in one handsomely crafted hardcover book, you can relive the 70-year history of IWC’s pilot’s watches! The book will thrill you with 100 pages of exquisitely detailed photographs and lively chapters.IWC Pilot’s Watches is not only a valuable reference work, but it is also the ideal gift for the watch lovers and aviation buffs in your life!

English - 20.5 X 26.5 cm - 96 pages - color and b/w il - CHF 56.00 - Order
IWC Schaffhausen

By P. Coelho, M. Fritz et E. Bilal

nternational Watch Company fête son 140e anniversaire. A cette occasion, l’écrivain P. Coelho et le dessinateur E. Bilal s’associent pour retracer l’histoire des sept lignes de montres. Puis c’est celle de la manufacture suisse qu’évovoquent une chronologie et une iconographie abondante. Parution: fin 2009/2010

French - 29 X 25 cm - 382 pages - color ill. - Order
IWC Schaffhausen - Engineering Time since 1868

By P. Coelho, M. Fritz et E. Bilal

Available from June 1st 2010 Passion, tradition, perfection and the highest levels of technical sophistication all this is represented by the name of IWC Schaffhausen. Its head office and principal production site in Schaffhausen are the result of one of the most interesting stories about the foundation of a company in the watchmaking industry. Now you may read it in a sumptuously produced book with over 500 illustrations. A luxurious volume with outstanding photographs and a lively text, containing a wealth of background information and fascinating incidental facets, which will appeal not only to collectors and specialists but to all watch enthusiasts. And let yourself be carried away into an enthralling world of time penned by bestselling author Paulo Coelho exclusively for IWC and illustrated by the gifted drawing artist Enki Bilal. Version française Deutsche Ausgabe

English - 34.2 X 24.2 cm - 540 pages - 500 col. en BW - CHF 250.00 - Order
IWC Schaffhausen - Engineering Time since 1868 (Deustche Aus.)

By Von P. Coelho, M. Fritz et E. Bilal

Lieferbar ab 1. Juni Leidenschaft, Tradition, Perfektion und höchster technischer Anspruch für all dies steht der Name IWC Schaffhausen. Mit dem Sitz der Manufaktur in Schaffhausen ist eine der interessantesten Gründungsgeschichten der Uhrenindustrie verbunden. Diese liegt nun erstmals in einem mit über 500 Abbildungen aufwendig gestalteten Buch vor. Es enthält ausführliche Informationen zu den verschiedenen Produktfamilien der IWC. Darüber hinaus werden zahlreiche Informationen zur Uhrenfertigung sowie zu den Themen Design und Kunsthandwerk geliefert. Am Ende des Werks findet man ausserdem ein umfassendes Kaliberverzeichnis der IWC. Schliesslich enthält der Band eine Art Buch im Buch, das sieben exklusiv für diese Publikation verfasste Geschichten von Paulo Coelho beinhaltet, die von Enki Bilal illustriert wurden. Ein Luxusband mit hervorragenden Fotografien und lebendig geschriebenen Texten, mit vielen Hintergrundinformationen und spannenden Seitenaspekten, der nicht nur für Sammler, Spezialisten und Uhrenliebhaber attraktiv ist. English Version Version française

German - 34.2 X 24.2 cm - 540 pages - 500 farb. und sw - CHF 250.00 - Order