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TIDBITS 08/03/03
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I'll take care of it. Additionally, if you have friends who you think would enjoy Tidbits, please make them aware of us...and help me increase my circulation. URL (http://www.tyler-adam.com) ====================================== Jewels of the Frivolous Prince They say ... whoever it is they are ... that it is far and away easier to become a famous artist in your chosen field if you come from wealth than it is--contrary to romantical notionology--if you come from poverty ... which--parenthetically--makes great sense to me. And so it is with our Frivolous Prince who came from wealt and was so named after having published a volume of poems of the same name when he was a scant 21 years of age. The year was 1915 when our poet met Picasso and fell so strongly under his spell as to cling to every morsel the great man uttered and dared not make a sound lest he miss a single utterance. Perhaps greatness recognizes greatness. Who knows these things? Sergei Diaghilev--Russian Ballet-Master--once challenged Friv to write for the ballet ... his only instruction being to surprise him. In 1917 Friv came up with Parade ... which established our protagonist's reputation as a writer. Friv is probably best known for is 1929 novel: LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES. Friv's name ... of course you all know it now ... was Jean Cocteau. What you don't know about ol' J.C. is his delving moment into jewelry design. The Academician's Sword based on his design is gorgeous. The hilt is the man himself in profile ... the handle surmounted with a lyre with an inset emerald weighing 2.84 carats given to him by Coco Chanel. On the Ivory Disk is the six pointed star which is associated with his writings. Each corner has a cabochon ruby ... the center holds a diamond. So there it is ... a creation by a poet/writer turned jewelry designer for a day. Enjoy. For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Friv ... where you'll see an image of his bejeweled sword. And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our home page. All rights reserved. _________________________________________________ SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE E-MAIL NEWSLETTER: TIDBITS Available From Our Home Page At: http://www.tyler-adam.com Any Day-Gifts Galore-Visit Tyler-Adam Corp. _________________________________________________ --Browse the vast resources of TAC-Bourse-- --Our Diamond Search Engine-- _________________________________________________ TYLER-ADAM CORP.--Jewelry Manufacturers Tel: 1-800-20-TYLER E-Mail to: |
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