{"product_id":"cartier-and-islamic-art-9780500024799","title":"Cartier and Islamic Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouis Cartier (1875-1942), the grandson of Cartier founder Louis-Francois, was an impassioned collector and lover of the arts. He was particularly entranced by Islamic arts, especially Persian book arts, geometric shapes and colour combinations, and its motifs and exotic colour palette are apparent in Cartier jewellery to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, it was his younger brother Jacques - an expert in precious stones - who travelled to India and the Persian Gulf in 1911 and 1912 to discover the culture and bring home the true treasures of the Middle East: natural pearls. This was the pivotal moment when the dialogue between these two worlds opened up, eventually blossoming into a beautiful relationship that has lasted for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, this lavish book delves into the Cartier archives to trace the story of Louis Cartier's love of Islamic art and the ways in which he incorporated Islam's stylised yet abstract motifs into Cartier's jewellery. Dazzling photographs of Cartier jewellery are accompanied by in-depth texts from a raft of distinguished scholars of both Islam and the decorative arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCartier and Islamic Art\u003c\/em\u003e features 250 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595934646508,"sku":"9780500024799","price":140.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500024799-cartier-and-islamic-art.jpg?v=1777911239","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/cartier-and-islamic-art-9780500024799","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}