If Jewels Could Talk

Name: If Jewels Could Talk
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Carol Woolton
ISBN: 9781398528246

Author: Carol Woolton

Narrator: Carol Woolton

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Published: 09/26/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Antiques

Synopsis

A treasure trove of forgotten stories about jewels throughout history by internationally renowned jewellery expert, Carol Woolton.

If Jewels Could Talk: Links Through Time delves into the history, cultural significance and eclectic trivia of jewellery. As a jewellery historian, jewellery editor at British Vogue and now podcast host, Carol Woolton is uniquely qualified to take us on a whistlestop tour through history via seven items of jewellery: hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs and head ornaments.

Weaving in examples from cultures around the world, Carol will uncover fascinating stories about Viking silver torques, Imperial jade in China, sixteenth-century Posy rings, organic gems, snake motifs, Roman cameo carving, Hindu wedding jewellery, Etruscan gold, Ancient Greek coins, piercings, Wedding pigs in China, tiaras and anklets - to name but a few.

A beautiful and illuminating gift for any jewellery lover, If Jewels Could Talk shines a light on all that glitters and more.

About Carol Woolton

Carol Woolton is a jewellery historian, editor, author, stylist and jewellery editor at British Vogue for twenty years, where she remains as Contributing Jewellery Director. She was the first jewellery editor of Tatler magazine and has contributed widely to the likes of the Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue and the Daily Telegraph. Carol has written several books about jewellery for the special sales market, including The New Stone Age (2020), Vogue: The Jewellery (2020), Floral Jewels (2014) and the upcoming Dolce & Gabana High Jewelry (2023). Carol curates jewellery exhibitions and hosts If Jewels Could Talk, the podcast she launched in 2020.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on October 07, 2024

A non-fiction book looking at seven kinds of jewellery. I’m going to say at the outset that I think the title If Jewels Could Talk: Seven Secret Histories is a complete misnomer! Whilst the book is divided into seven sections covering jewellery from hoops to head ornaments, it is far, far more than t......more

Goodreads review by Anna on February 16, 2025

A lovely uplifting book from someone who is clearly very passionate about jewellery and all it represents. I liked the bite sized historical storytelling throughout, such as how rings used to be a way for women to communicate in a time when they were not allowed to speak, the role of poison rings in......more

Goodreads review by Reader on April 18, 2025

As our reviewers have said a ‘cornucopia’ of information about jewellery through time packed with historical vignettes and geological facts. I learnt a lot. I now appreciate more the older pieces I possess with their obvious ancestral connections. And the author emphasises these connections almost en......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 28, 2025

Loved this!!!! Very passionate and knowledgable. Well researched. Fantastic history. Well rounded and great range of information. Wonderful read. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Marissa on November 10, 2024

This was a really interesting look at how the past influences the jewelry of today. And also how pieces of necessity in the past are now just for show. As a fan of history and working in jewelry it really made for an interesting learning experience.......more