The best book on the market that covers text on smithing, including the general principles of metalwork, types and properties of metals, tools, and techniques. Numerous diagrams, photos and illustrations enhance this in-depth, how-to book on silversmithing.
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Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia
Explores how beads are made, looks at the areas from which beads originate, and examines how they are used, not only in adornment but as forms of money and as...
This magnificent book documents the trends, sources and makers of innovative 20th century designer jewelry in 13 European countries. The evolution of limited-edition artists' creations, as well as fashion and...
Catalog of an exhibition held at Smith College Museum of Art, Feb. 1-Jun. 15, 2008.
"While tracing Tiffany's remarkable evolution, John Loring details the work of its wonderfully talented designers Edward C. Moore, Paulding Farnham, and Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of the firm's founder. The...
Glass beads have played an important role in every major civilization. This comprehensive and visually stimulating book focuses on the bead in its cultural context. Middle Eastern and Venetian glass...
Silver chains are the backbone of any jewelry collection and these distinctive designs have those special handmade touches that machine-made jewelry just can't match--magnificent hammered silver, intriguingly complex links, and...
This beautiful book examines the first century of Navajo and Pueblo metal jewelry-making in the American Southwest. Beginning in the late 1860s, the region's native peoples learned metalworking and became...
This lavishly illustrated, full-color book covers: the history and lore; natural pearls, cultured saltwater, cultured saltwater, cultured freshwater pearls, mother-of-pearl, and shell products; imitation pearls. As the pages turn, you'll...