Description
Book SynopsisA sumptuous exploration of the influence of the Islamic arts on Cartier's jewelry.
Trade Review'As elegant as the topic itself… Absorb the in-depth research on this fascinating topic or merely feast your eyes on this bonanza of beautiful objects to be found in this book' - The Jewellery Editor
Table of ContentsForewords by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Cyrille Vigneron, Agustín Arteaga, Olivier Gabet and Pierre Rainero
CATALOGUE Cartier – The Story
Pascale Lepeu
A Journey into the Cartier Archives
Violette Petit
The “Revelation” of Islamic Arts: a Path to Modernity?
Judith Henon-Raynaud and Évelyne Possémé
Exquisite Manuscripts and Inlaid Objects: Reconstructing Louis Cartier’s Collection of Islamic Art
Judith Henon-Raynaud
Cartier and India: a Source of Formal and Technical Renewal
Évelyne Possémé
Cartier’s lexicon of forms: Abstractions, the ‘Arab’ Style, and the ‘Persian’ Style
Heather Ecker
An Exploration of Islamic Aesthetic Influence on Cartier’s Graphics, 1909-1940
Sarah Schleuning
APPENDIX
Check list of exhibited works
(with illustrations)
Comprehensive list of Louis Cartier’s collection (with illustrations)
