A world of head ornaments; Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels collection.8876242813 A world of head ornaments Ornaments are a frequent embellishment to music. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. ; Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels collection. Cutsem, Anne van. Photography by Mauro Magliani. Trans. by Isabel Ollivier. Skira Editore 2005 305 pages $75.00 Hardcover NK7423 This is the sixth and final volume published by Skira devoted to the objects of the Ghysels collection. Published in an oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. (9.75x11.25") format, the majority of the volume consists of full-page color photos of excellent quality depicting splendid works of ivory, silver, semi-precious stones semi-precious stone semi... n → Halbedelstein m , beads, wood and other materials. Captions for each object appear in the back of the book, which is cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum , and it's also disappointing no photos were included of the pieces being worn. Informative (but un-illustrated) essays on the use, traditions, and meanings of head ornaments precede each geographical section. Maps and a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. are included. Distributed by Rizzoli. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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