A synonym of sin, the embodiment of deceit, an allegory of renewal; in all eras and in all cultures the snake has put mankind under its spell, fascinating and inspiring him. This publication with its seductive examples is dedicated for the first time to a very particular temptation: the snake represented in jewelery from around the world.

Cornelie Holzach

Vorwort

Preface

Fritz Falk

Serpentina

Die Schlange im Schmuck der Alten Welt -von Agypten bis zu den Wikingerr

The Serpent in the Ancient World - from Eaypt to the Vikings

Schlangen-Schmuck im 19. Jahrhundert

Snake Jewe/lery in the Nineteenth Century

Die Schlange in Art Nouveau und Jugendstil

The Serpent in Art Nouveau and Jugendstil

Die Schlange im Schmuck des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts

The Serpent in the Jewellery of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Die Schlange im Schmuck Asiens, Afrikas und Amerikas

The Snake in the Jewellery of Asia, Africa and the Americas

Dank

Acknowledgments

Ausgewahlte Literatur

Selected Bibliography

Namens-Register

Index of Names

Bildnachweis

Photo Credits

Impressum

Imprint