Tiaras – A History of Splendour

By Geoffrey C. Munn

  • A fascinating text and and over 400 illustrations provide an exhaustive history of the tiara
  • The majority of photographs and related material are illustrated here for the first time and gathered from private collections over three decades. Included are photographs of tiaras from many Royal collections, including three designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria
  • Archive photographs from Boucheron and Cartier show jewels of great originality which have now been dismantled
  • Over 18,000 copies sold

Tiaras have always inspired a great fascination and the most beautiful and influential women have been painted, photographed and admired whilst wearing them. Even in the twenty-first century they are still worn and continue to inspire special poise and elegance.

This lavishly illustrated book includes new photographs of a variety of Royal tiaras together with those of French and Russian Imperial provenances. Geoffrey Munn has been granted special access to the photographic archives of many famous jewellers, including Cartier, Boucheron and Fabergé, for his research. Other makers include Castellani, Fouquet, Garrards, Giuliano, Lalique, and Tiffany.

Among the contemporary pieces illustrated are tiaras belonging to Jamie Lee Curtis, Vivienne Westwood, Elton John and Madonna, and designed by by Slim Barratt, Galliano and Versace.

Number of pages
432
Height (cm)
29
Width (cm)
24.5
Illustrations
Color ill.
Book Binding
hardcover
Language
English
66.00 CHF
Quantity
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