ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARURE
From Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARURE»
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parure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
parure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to ...
Partz, Felix, artiste can, 1945- - expositions de groupe - (1977) #5583 parure -
voir aussi bijoux; broches; colliers; hausse-cols; orfevrerie parure . Algonquiens #
3605 3633 - orfevrerie de traite #3594 3608 - ouvrages perles #3635 - wampum
...
Loren R. Lerner, Mary F. Williamson, 1991
Parure of seed pearls, c. 184o 79 Fig. fa. Parure in light-blue blown glass and
gold, 1837 8o Fig. 8. Parure of mosaics, showing views of Rome, c. 1 84o 8 1 Fig.
p. Parure in turquoise and gold, c. 184o 82 Fig. 1oa. Demi-parure of diamonds ...
Margaret Flower, Doris Langley-Levy Moore, 2002
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Fire and Blood: Rubies in Myth, Magic, and History
Oneofthemostspec- tacular of the French crown jewels began life as a ruby and
diamond parure that Napoleon ordered in 1810 for his new wife, Archduchess
Marie- Louise of Habsburg. A parure is a set of matching jewelry, in this case ...
Thus four months passed, and the parure was completed. In the making of this
parure, four pint-pots of diamonds were used, eleven pint-pots of pearls, twenty-
two pint-pots of coral, thirty-three pint- pots of rubies; with these and other of the ...
They did so for half a month, and thus four months had gone by, and the parure
was finished. There was no thread in this parure; silver was used instead. When
this parure was on, it extended from head to foot. At the latter place were bunches
...
They did so for half a month, and thus four months had gone by, and the parure
was finished. There was no thread in this parure; silver was used instead. When
this parure was on, it extended from head to foot. At the latter place were bunches
...
I wish," she said, " to inquire the price of a parure, to he made in exact imitation of
this ; that is, if you ran imitate the workmanship with sufficient precision for the
distinction never to be observed." M. B examined the articles attentively, named
his ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1856
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Indo - Greek Jewellery:
29, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1921) Page 65 On that
very day Viśākhā's father caused 500 goldsmiths to be summoned and said to
them, “Make for my daughter a great creeper parure”. So saying, he gave them a
...
Mr. Rai Govind Chandra, 2014
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Buddhism in Translations
Next he had his daughter put on her great creeper parure that was worth ninety
millions, and gave her besides five hundred and forty millions with which to buy
aromatic powders for her bath. And causing her to mount a chariot, he took her ...
Henry Clarke Warren, 1998
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A Buddhist Reader: Selections from the Sacred Books
They did so for half a month, and thus four months had gone by, and the parure
was finished. There was no thread in this parure; silver was used instead. When
this parure was on, it extended from head to foot. At the latter place were bunches
...
Henry Clarke Warren, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARURE»
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parure is used in the context of the following news items.
In My Jewellery Box: Rosa de la Cruz
Smiley parure. I used to think that the idea of a parure was so old-fashioned – who would ever wear matching earrings, necklace and bracelet? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Little Jewels for the Powder Room
... Lacloche Freres, Mauboussin and Suzanne Belperron crafted elaborate parure cases, set with semi-precious stones that could hold makeup, ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
Fine Jewelry Brands Create Bespoke Private Commissions For …
... Abraham Lincoln commissioned Tiffany & Co. to create a seed pearl parure for his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. Composed of a necklace, brooch, ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Tiancheng's Hong Kong Jewelry Auction Achieves $38M
The top lot of the auction (pictured), a jadeite and diamond demi-parure, sold for $3.78 million against a presale estimate of between $3.2 ... «Rapaport, Jun 15»
Pearls Are Making A Comeback In A Big Way
The Envolée Solaire parure mixes white and gold South Sea pearls, and diamond and sapphire camellias figure in the Printemps de Camélia ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Dressing down diamonds at #Cannes2015
Rather than opt for a parure—a complete suite of jewels—that was once the predominant embellishment mode that often weighed down ... «VOGUE India, May 15»
de Grisogono — Vidéo. Bar Refaeli à Cannes
Elle est aussi tombée sous le charme de la bague iconique Allegra. Une parure mettant parfaitement en valeur les nuances dorées de sa ... «WorldTempus, May 15»
The Diamond Necklace and other stories by Guy de Maupassant …
In "The Diamond Necklace" (La Parure), Mathilde Loisel and her husband are invited to an exclusive ball. For this very important occasion, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Porsche 911 Carrera et Boxster : Black Edition
Concernant le roadster reprenant le 2.7 l de 265 ch il se distingue par sa parure extérieure noire, jantes Carrera Classic de 20 pouces, ... «Le Blog Auto, May 15»
Sunrise Ruby Outperforms Diamond Lots at Sotheby's Geneva May …
A striking 1960s “Gem-set and diamond demi-parure by Jean Schlumberger,” bearing Lot No.453, also did fairly well at the auctions. A pre-sale ... «Internet Stones. COM Media, May 15»
