The Art of Silver Jewellery, The Rene van der Star Collection, 2006, Very Good HC w/DJ.
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Beringen, John, et al. Milan: Skira Editore S.p.A., 2006.
English, Very Good, HC, Folio, 12" x 10 1/8", 238 pp.
ISBN: 8876243836
Hardcover in black paper. Slight cocking to spine, light wear to tips, minor sunning to edges, small blue soiling to half title page, and stain to fore-edge. Very Good black pictorial dust jacket, minor edge wear, small tear to spine, light shelf wear, now in Mylar. 238 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color images of the jewelry on display and worn in their cultural context, some images by Dutch photographer, Michiel Elsevier Stokmans. This book, "The Art of Silver Jewellery: From the Minorities of China, the Golden Triangle, Mongolia and Tibet," showcasing the culturally rich silver jewelry found within the Rene van der Star Collection, this 30-year ethnographic research project spans through villiages in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Tibet, and provides thoughtful analysis on all art objects and their contexts.