The intricate beauty of shells has captivated humans since the earliest times. These gifts of nature have been put to an amazing array of uses â sharpened into tools, ground to make medicines, blown to make music. Shells have been worn as amulets to bring fertility, good fortune or protection from the evil eye. But above all, the beauty of shells has fired the imagination of artists and craftsmen through the ages. Their work forms the heart of this book.
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'Filled with one exquisite image after another, glorious colour plates illustrating everything to do with shells' -- Publishing News
'Gorgeously illustrated' -- Coast
'Inspirational... this lavish book features hundreds of exquisite artefacts from across the globe and through the ages' -- The Oxford Times
'The first book to provide in-depth coverage of the artistic uses of shells... sumptuously produced... I wholeheartedly recommend this book...'
-- The British Shell Club
`... relish, respect and revere this book - a work of art in itself ... the best book available on shell art'
-- Reference Reviews
'Gorgeously illustrated' -- Coast
'Inspirational... this lavish book features hundreds of exquisite artefacts from across the globe and through the ages' -- The Oxford Times
'The first book to provide in-depth coverage of the artistic uses of shells... sumptuously produced... I wholeheartedly recommend this book...'
-- The British Shell Club
`... relish, respect and revere this book - a work of art in itself ... the best book available on shell art'
-- Reference Reviews
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`... relish, respect and revere this book - a work of art in itself ... the best book available on shell art'
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Much, much more than a coffee-table flick-through, Ingrid Thomas's gorgeously-illustrated book is erudite, good fun and, patently, a work of passion. Did you know that shells used to be a worldwide currency? That they were the architectural inspiration for the Sydney Opera House and the Guggenheim Museum? That you might have buttoned up your shirt with them? I didn't. For someone whose knowledge of shells extended only to what I could fit in my pockets as a child at the seaside, this delicious book is a revelation.
This is an astounding history and I'm only amazed that it hasn't been written before. Perhaps shells were just too humble to catch a publisher's eye, but haven't we all loved them and wondered at them at some point in our lives? Perhaps we just needed a natural-born storyteller to come along and let us into their secrets. This book is no lightweight, but hold it to your ear and it will take you to another kingdom.
This is an astounding history and I'm only amazed that it hasn't been written before. Perhaps shells were just too humble to catch a publisher's eye, but haven't we all loved them and wondered at them at some point in our lives? Perhaps we just needed a natural-born storyteller to come along and let us into their secrets. This book is no lightweight, but hold it to your ear and it will take you to another kingdom.
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Use of shells in art
18 Dec 2007
By Pacific
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A beautiful coffee table book filled with great pictures and good information. If you enjoy looking at shells you will love it.
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The Shell: A World of Decoration and Ornament
9 Feb 2009
By Marie S. Rutherfurd
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Impressive photography, very artistic, a great present for shell lovers, great coffee table book, highly recommended!
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Cover very deceiving
30 Jan 2013
By Constance Wayne
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I thought every picture would be of beautiful sculptures and jewelry, but mostely very unattractive pictures of the cultural use of shells. It almost made me hate sea shells!!!
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