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Book Cartier Royal

Download or read book Cartier Royal written by François Chaille and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most exceptional new creations from the world's premier jeweler. This exquisitely produced, luxurious tome presents one hundred of the latest creations by the famous jeweler, from high jewelry to precious objects. The Cartier style comes from a wide range of sources and inspirations-the mystery and opulence of China, India, and the Orient; the dynamic geometry of art deco; the energy of modern cities; the voluptuousness of orchids; and the strength and grace of panthers. Influences constantly evolve with the times yet remain faithful to the original style of Louis Cartier, the master of Parisian elegance and the art of high jewelry since the dawn of the twentieth century.

Book The Cartiers

Download or read book The Cartiers written by Francesca Cartier Brickell and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark.”—The Economist The “astounding” (André Leon Talley) story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather’s humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon—as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives “Ms. Cartier Brickell has done her grandfather proud.”—The Wall Street Journal The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1970s. At its heart are the three Cartier brothers whose motto was “Never copy, only create” and who made their family firm internationally famous in the early days of the twentieth century, thanks to their unique and complementary talents: Louis, the visionary designer who created the first men’s wristwatch to help an aviator friend tell the time without taking his hands off the controls of his flying machine; Pierre, the master dealmaker who bought the New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a double-stranded natural pearl necklace; and Jacques, the globe-trotting gemstone expert whose travels to India gave Cartier access to the world’s best rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, inspiring the celebrated Tutti Frutti jewelry. Francesca Cartier Brickell, whose great-grandfather was the youngest of the brothers, has traveled the world researching her family’s history, tracking down those connected with her ancestors and discovering long-lost pieces of the puzzle along the way. Now she reveals never-before-told dramas, romances, intrigues, betrayals, and more. The Cartiers also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the firm’s most iconic jewelry—the notoriously cursed Hope Diamond, the Romanov emeralds, the classic panther pieces—and the long line of stars from the worlds of fashion, film, and royalty who wore them, from Indian maharajas and Russian grand duchesses to Wallis Simpson, Coco Chanel, and Elizabeth Taylor. Published in the two-hundredth anniversary year of the birth of the dynasty’s founder, Louis-François Cartier, this book is a magnificent, definitive, epic social history shown through the deeply personal lens of one legendary family.

Book Royal Spectacle

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  • Author : Ian Radforth
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Release : 2004-12-15
  • ISBN : 1442659106
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Royal Spectacle written by Ian Radforth and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1860, Queen Victoria sent her eighteen-year-old son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on a goodwill mission to Canada and the United States. The young heir-apparent (later King Edward VII) had not yet gained his reputation as a fashion setter and rake, but he nevertheless attracted enormous crowds both in Canada, where it was the first royal visit, and in the United States. Civic leaders hosted the visitor in princely style, decorating their towns with triumphal arches and organizing royal entries, public processions, openings, and grand balls. In Royal Spectacle, Ian Radforth recreates these displays of civic pride by making use of the many public and private accounts of them, and he analyses the heated controversies the visit provoked. When communities rushed to honour the prince and put themselves on display, social divisions inadvertently became part of the spectacle seen by the prince and described by visiting journalists. Street theatre reached a climax in Kingston, where the Prince of Wales could not disembark from his steamer because of the defiance of thousands of Orangemen dressed in their brilliant regalia and waiving their banners. Contemporary depictions of the tour provide an opportunity to interpret the cultural values and social differences that shaped Canada during the Confederation decade and the United States on the eve of the Civil War. Topics explored include Orange-Green conflict, First Nations and the politics of public display, contested representations of race and gender, the tourist gaze, and meanings of crown and empire. An original and erudite study, Royal Spectacle contributes greatly to historical research on public spectacle, colonial and national identities, Britishness in the Atlantic world, and the history of the monarchy.

Book Cartier

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  • Author : Hans Nadelhoffer
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2007-10-18
  • ISBN : 9780811860994
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book Cartier written by Hans Nadelhoffer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From modest beginnings in Paris to predominance in the world of high fashion, the rise of the house of Cartier is comprehensively chronicled in this lavish volume. In the 1980s Cartier granted Hans Nadelhoffer exclusive access to its archives in order to write the definitive history. Long out of print, Nadelhoffer's exhaustive research has been revived with lush new photography and design sketches of the world's most distinctive and finely crafted jewelry. Through charming and compelling anecdotes, these famed gemsand the elite clientele who don themare brought to life. This fully illustrated account is the essential complement to any jewelry lover's collection, and will satisfy the longings of all those who covet this legendary brand.

Book The Cartiers

Download or read book The Cartiers written by Francesca Cartier Brickell and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating story of the family behind Cartier, and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon--as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives.ives.

Book The Vikings  Cabot and Cartier

Download or read book The Vikings Cabot and Cartier written by Janet Snider and published by Summerhurst Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the period of Canadian history from 900 to 1541 by discussing the explorations of the Vikings, John Cabot, and Jacques Cartier, and their encounters with the Native people of North America.

Book Cartier

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  • Author : Jean F. Blashfield
  • Publisher : Capstone Classroom
  • Release : 2001-07-01
  • ISBN : 9780756511395
  • Pages : 52 pages

Download or read book Cartier written by Jean F. Blashfield and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography on Jacques Cartier, an explorer who claimed much of what is now eastern Canada for France.

Book The Royal Shopping Guide

Download or read book The Royal Shopping Guide written by Nina Grunfeld and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1984 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond Extravagance

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  • Author : Vivienne Becker
  • Publisher : Editions Assouline
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9781614281290
  • Pages : 411 pages

Download or read book Beyond Extravagance written by Vivienne Becker and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2013 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spectacular volume reveals for the first time an exceptional private collection of the most beautiful royal Indian jewels from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj to today. Written by renowned jewelry experts and featuring magnificent original photography by Laziz Hamani, Beyond Extravagance explores the centuries-long tradition of fine jewelry and art objects in India, to contemporary interpretations that continue to evolve today.

Book Cartier Dazzling

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  • Author : François Chaille
  • Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
  • Release : 2016-02-02
  • ISBN : 208020260X
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Cartier Dazzling written by François Chaille and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret of a unique expertise, guarded by master jewelers, and the brand's long-running commitment to self-reinvention have won Cartier its reputation for excellence and outstandingly beautiful designs, admired the world over. This exquisitely produced, luxurious tome presents the latest creations by the famous jeweler, from high jewelry to precious objects. The unique savoir-faire of Cartier jewelers throughout history has founded the image of excellence and the reputation for singular beauty that Cartier is known for around the world today. Precious stones and the craft of fine jewelry-making are the subjects at the heart of this latest volume, displaying the newest Cartier creations: unique and exceptional pieces, designed for great collectors. The great fascination that these precious stones inspire is linked, for many, to the story behind their beauty: one of these astonishing, romantic tales—about a legendary sapphire—is revealed in this book. Gleaming with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds set in elegant and audacious compositions, this volume invites the reader to admire these treasures illustrated beautifully on each page.

Book Cartier  The Power of Style

Download or read book Cartier The Power of Style written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cartier Collection reflects the evolution of Cartier's artistic and stylistic creation. This volume traces 160 years in the jeweler's glorious history. Three hundred and sixty-two pieces from the Cartier Collection--accessories, masterpieces of jewelry and watchmaking from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day--and four exceptional pieces from the Prince's Palace of Monaco are featured. These exceptional items offer insight into the royal jeweler's treasures and the sources of inspiration that lead to their creation. Commissioned photographs of these rare pieces, exclusive archival images, and biographical stories about their prestigious owners comprise this handsome volume. This volume is a tribute to these rare creations, which were selected in close collaboration with Eva Eisler, curator of a 2010 exhibition Cartier at Prague Castle: The Power of Style.

Book Cartier Magician

Download or read book Cartier Magician written by François Chaille and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enchantment of the House of Cartier’s latest collection is celebrated in this breathtaking new volume. Dedicated to Cartier’s new collection of high jewelry and precious objects, this volume celebrates the legendary house’s unique ability to bring inanimate objects to life. These pieces reveal the magical universe and exceptional creativity of the master jeweler and watchmaker that make them veritable works of art. Cartier weaves its magic into every jewel and every object, from its sparkling diamonds to the incredibly lifelike pieces from the animal collections, and from Cartier mystery clocks to the extraordinary skill of the house’s expert artisans. Internationally acclaimed for its excellence, Cartier continually renews its sources of inspiration while perpetuating the iconic themes that have brought the house such widespread renown.

Book Conflict and Compromise

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  • Author : Raymond B. Blake
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Release : 2017-05-18
  • ISBN : 144263555X
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Conflict and Compromise written by Raymond B. Blake and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been a continual process of negotiation and a need for compromise which has enabled Canada to develop into arguably one of the most successful and pluralistic countries in the world. The authors have drawn from all genres characterizing the present state of Canadian historiography, including social, military, cultural, political, and economic approaches. In doing so their aim is to challenge readers to engage with debates and interpretations about the past rather than simply to study for an exam. The first volume begins with the history of Canada's Indigenous inhabitants prior to the arrival of Europeans and ends with the nation-building project that got underway in 1864. The book is illustrated with over 50 images, maps, and figures, all designed to support its mission to provoke intellectual curiosity.

Book Pyrite

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  • Author : David Terence Rickard
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2015
  • ISBN : 0190203676
  • Pages : 329 pages

Download or read book Pyrite written by David Terence Rickard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible exploration of pyrite's influence on human history, culture, and science, revealing how fool's gold has become a universal symbol for everything overvalued.

Book Jacques Cartier

Download or read book Jacques Cartier written by Adam Woog and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commissioned by King François I of France to claim new lands for the country, Jacques Cartier arrived in Newfoundland in 1534.

Book The American Aberdeen Angus Herd book

Download or read book The American Aberdeen Angus Herd book written by American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' Association and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book House of Commons Debates  Official Report

Download or read book House of Commons Debates Official Report written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: