{"id":79102,"date":"2019-12-27T04:16:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T02:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=79102"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T16:48:49","slug":"un-libro-racconta-il-potere-dei-gioielli-nella-storia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/un-libro-racconta-il-potere-dei-gioielli-nella-storia\/","title":{"rendered":"A book tells the power of jewels in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({<br \/>\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",<br \/>\n          enable_page_level_ads: true<br \/>\n     });<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"image-side\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nDo you know the <strong>history of jewelry<\/strong>? Do you know that some <strong>jewels<\/strong> have played an important role in the past? A book tells the <strong>story of jewelry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kings and socialities, emperors and film actors: they all had a common object, the jewels. The book <em>Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamor<\/em> (256 pages, publisher Thames &amp; Hudson, $ 49.49 on Amazon) tells, with 311 illustrations, the role that jewelry has played in history and culture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79104\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79104\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour\" width=\"709\" height=\"966\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour-40x55.jpg 40w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diamond-Jewelry-700-Years-of-Glory-and-Glamour-400x545.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The author is Diana Scarisbrick, an art historian specializing in the history of gems and jewels. The book tells the stories of those who commissioned and wore extraordinarily precious ornaments from the mid-fourteenth century to the present day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79105\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79105\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pagine del libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour\" width=\"709\" height=\"528\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1-400x298.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pagine del libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the other hand, it is no coincidence that the jewels are present in portraits and photographs of figures such as Charles V of France, Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain, Louis XIV of France and Catherine II of Russia, who used diamond jewelry to strengthen their power and authority, but also of cinema icons such as Elizabeth Taylor. Everyone used diamond jewelry to testify to their power. The jewels have been and still are a status symbol, just like the clothes of the stylists, and are worn to amaze and impress. In particular, they are used on special occasions, such as weddings, coronations, baptisms and state visits. They are also gifts, which often prove extraordinarily effective as diplomatic tools.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79106\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79106\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2.jpg\" alt=\"Anche lo star system nel libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour\" width=\"709\" height=\"526\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-2-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anche lo star system nel libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The book, through the illustrations, shows the evolution of jewelry styles, especially those with diamonds. It is a journey through time with late Gothic naturalism, Renaissance classicism, the contortions of Baroque, Rococo and the pompous style of the first and second Napoleonic empires.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79107\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79107\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3.jpg\" alt=\"Il libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour racconta, con 311 illustrazioni, il ruolo che hanno avuto i gioielli nella storia e nella cultura\" width=\"709\" height=\"546\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3-71x55.jpg 71w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3-400x308.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libro-3-195x150.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il libro Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour racconta, con 311 illustrazioni, il ruolo che hanno avuto i gioielli nella storia e nella cultura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67512\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rubino-e-spilla-di-diamanti-_-ornamento-per-capelli-Bachruch-circa-1900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67512\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rubino-e-spilla-di-diamanti-_-ornamento-per-capelli-Bachruch-circa-1900.jpg\" alt=\"Spilla per capelli con rubino di Bachruch, regalata dall&#039;arciduca Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric d&#039;Austria (1856-1936) a sua figlia, l&#039;arciduchessa Maria Anna d&#039;Austria, la principessa Elie de Bourbon-Parme (1882-1940) in occasione della nascita di suo figlio, Charles, nel 1905\" width=\"709\" height=\"558\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rubino-e-spilla-di-diamanti-_-ornamento-per-capelli-Bachruch-circa-1900.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rubino-e-spilla-di-diamanti-_-ornamento-per-capelli-Bachruch-circa-1900-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rubino-e-spilla-di-diamanti-_-ornamento-per-capelli-Bachruch-circa-1900-70x55.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spilla per capelli con rubino di Bachruch, regalata dall&#8217;arciduca Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric d&#8217;Austria (1856-1936) a sua figlia, l&#8217;arciduchessa Maria Anna d&#8217;Austria, la principessa Elie de Bourbon-Parme (1882-1940) in occasione della nascita di suo figlio, Charles, nel 1905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72246\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72246\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria.jpg\" alt=\"La corona appartenuta alla regina Vittoria, con zaffiri e diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"443\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria-88x55.jpg 88w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corona-regina-vittoria-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La corona appartenuta alla regina Vittoria, con zaffiri e diamanti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62574\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/M-Queen-Elizabeth-II-collana-con-diamanti-Cartier-del-Nizam-di-Hyderabad-per-il-suo-matrimonio-nel-1947-1953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62574\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/M-Queen-Elizabeth-II-collana-con-diamanti-Cartier-del-Nizam-di-Hyderabad-per-il-suo-matrimonio-nel-1947-1953.jpg\" alt=\"La Regina Elizabeth II con la collana Nizam di Cartier. Indossata per il suo matrimonio nel 1947\" width=\"709\" height=\"946\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/M-Queen-Elizabeth-II-collana-con-diamanti-Cartier-del-Nizam-di-Hyderabad-per-il-suo-matrimonio-nel-1947-1953.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/M-Queen-Elizabeth-II-collana-con-diamanti-Cartier-del-Nizam-di-Hyderabad-per-il-suo-matrimonio-nel-1947-1953-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/M-Queen-Elizabeth-II-collana-con-diamanti-Cartier-del-Nizam-di-Hyderabad-per-il-suo-matrimonio-nel-1947-1953-41x55.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Regina Elizabeth II con la collana Nizam di Cartier. Indossata per il suo matrimonio nel 1947<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64140\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pendente-maria-antonietta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64140\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pendente-maria-antonietta.jpg\" alt=\"Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta\" width=\"709\" height=\"500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pendente-maria-antonietta.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pendente-maria-antonietta-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pendente-maria-antonietta-78x55.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62566\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elizabeth-Taylorcollana-e-orecchini-con-rubini-e-diamanti-Cartier-a-Las-Vegas-1958-Photofest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62566\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elizabeth-Taylorcollana-e-orecchini-con-rubini-e-diamanti-Cartier-a-Las-Vegas-1958-Photofest.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Taylor con la collana di Cartier in platino, oro, diamanti e rubini. Foto: Photofest\" width=\"709\" height=\"1015\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elizabeth-Taylorcollana-e-orecchini-con-rubini-e-diamanti-Cartier-a-Las-Vegas-1958-Photofest.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elizabeth-Taylorcollana-e-orecchini-con-rubini-e-diamanti-Cartier-a-Las-Vegas-1958-Photofest-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elizabeth-Taylorcollana-e-orecchini-con-rubini-e-diamanti-Cartier-a-Las-Vegas-1958-Photofest-38x55.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Taylor nel 1958 con la collana di Cartier in platino, oro, diamanti e rubini. Foto: Photofest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 336px; height: 280px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"9203601299\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the history of jewelry? Do you know that some jewels have played an important role in the past? A book tells the story of jewelry. Kings and socialities, emperors and film actors: they all had a common object, the jewels. The book Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamor (256 pages, publisher Thames &amp; Hudson, $ 49.49 on Amazon) tells, with 311 illustrations, the role that jewelry has played in history and culture. The author is Diana Scarisbrick, an art historian specializing in the history of gems and jewels. 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