Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan Archived Message
Posted by GIL10 on October 29, 2013, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan"
I quite agree with you, however it is quite easy to read, even if the facts are recounted hyper-known jewelry lovers and history. many pictures are reproductions of commercial registers Mellerio family, without the amateur illustration.et jewelry remains unsatisfied No comparison with the writing of Boucheron, where the reader goes from one discovery to his delight, a book I've read three times. Nonetheless I must say thank you to Mr Vincent Meylan gives us works - in French -. The French jewelry When is the next book - and what a jeweler? --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 have been 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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- Re: Mellerio dits Meller: Joaillier des Reines by V. Meylan - GIL10 October 29, 2013, 1:09 pm
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