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Pointon, Marcia. Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery.(Brief article)(Book review)
Pointon, Marcia. Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery. Yale Univ. 2010. 368p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-300-14278-5. $85. FINE ARTS
This wide-reaching study, published for the Paul Mellon Ctr. for Studies in British Art, aims to examine the impact of jewelry on material culture and as a part of social interaction in English and Scottish life, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it also reaches back to the origins of these special objects as a blend of the natural and the cultural worlds. Pointon (history of art, emerita, Manchester Univ., UK) …
