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'An indispensable classic reference work … a stunningly beautiful and important text.' Antiques Magazine

About the Author

Katherine Purcell is the author of Falize: A Dynasty of Jewelers, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews

'This is a book that should be on the bookshelf of any serious collector or dealer . . . of these 1300 pages, there is not one without some interesting fact, anecdote or illustration' - Art Review

'Thames & Hudson have done Vever and Purcell proud . . . Now with an extremely readable translation the book has been opened to an even wider audience . . . wholeheartedly recommended' - Decorative Arts Society Newsletter