Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass
Author: David Whitehouse
Publisher: Hudson Hills
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780872901582

No Sasanian glass collection of comparable size and variety has yet been published, and thus the objects at Corning provide a starting point for anyone who wishes to study the glass made in the Sasanian Empire.

10 000 years of luxury

10 000 years of luxury
Author: Olivier Gabet
Publisher: Art Book Magazine Distribution
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-10-30T00:00:00+01:00
Genre: Art
ISBN: 2821601395

The exhibition "10,000 Years of Luxury" (Louvre Abu Dhabi, 30 October 2019–18 February 2020) explores the multifaceted nature of luxury from ancient times to the present day. Its catalogue allows the reader to explore luxury through fashion, jewellery, visual art, furniture and design with masterpieces from the collections of international institutions and brands. Highlights among the objects presentes include the oldest pearl in the world, the renowned Boscoreale Treasure – one of the largest collections of silverware preserved from Roman Antiquity – and dresses and jewellery from design houses such as Cartier, Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, CHANEL, Christian Dior, ELIE SAAB and Yves Saint Laurent.