Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on October 28, 2013, 6:11 pm, in reply to "Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan"
Thank you Al for sharing some information on how you found the book to be. That certainly makes up my mind to not buy the French edition. When and if there is an edition in English and as a softback then I might spend the money. I had understood that the author is principally a journalist so perhaps that explains the style of coverage. And maybe the house placed restrictions on the author. --Previous Message-- : I was very excited about the release of this : book, but I felt dissapointed when I : received it. It's (suposedly) a book about : jewels. Well, book seems to be a summary of : the life of the jewels' owner instead of the : written story of the jewels. A lot of : illustrations of paintings, documents and : buildings, but (in comparison) the book : contains few photos of the jewels. : : One example is the chapter dedicated to : queen Isabella II of Spain. She had a big : amount of jewels signed by Mellerio, but the : author barely mentions three or four. Most : pages of this chapted are dedicated to : narrate her life. It would be so great to : see more sketches of her jewels of something : more about her orders to the Parisian : jewellers. : : The two previous books of Vincent Meylan, : Archives secrètes: Boucheron and Trésors : et légendes de Van Cleef & Arpels : were, to me at least, much better. Do you : have the book about Mellerio? What do you : think about the book? : : Vincent Meylan is a great author and I : expected more of Mellerio dits Meller: : Joaillier des Reines. : : Greetings. : : :
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Message Thread:
- Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - Al October 28, 2013, 1:25 pm
- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - John in Assen October 28, 2013, 1:46 pm
- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - Lennick October 28, 2013, 2:33 pm
- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - Nellie October 28, 2013, 6:11 pm
- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - GIL10 October 29, 2013, 1:09 pm
- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - Clementine October 29, 2013, 5:08 pm
- Writing about jewellery - ErikS October 31, 2013, 9:55 am
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