Books of Crafts & Hobbies / Jewelry
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朱飾風華：林芳朱的文化珠寶與故宮
By 林芳朱卷文化 耘珠藝 冶金石 藝術為綱 國寶文化為體 以一顆自由的心 源古創今 她是林芳朱 一個致力於東方美學的文化 一件件作品都是一篇篇的史詩 陪同佩戴的人 ...
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Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia
By Heather Colyer RossBedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia
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The Book of Beads
By Janet Coles, Robert BudwigExplores 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...
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European Designer Jewelry
By Ginger MoroThis 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...
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African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment
By John PembertonCatalog of an exhibition held at Smith College Museum of Art, Feb. 1-Jun. 15, 2008.
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Tiffany Jewels
By John Loring"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...
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Middle Eastern and Venetian Glass Beads: Eighth to Twentieth Centuries
By Augusto PaniniGlass 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...
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Creative Silver Chains: 20 Dazzling Designs
By Chantal Lise SaundersSilver 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...
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Silversmithing
By Rupert Finegold, William SeitzThe 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...
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Southwest Silver Jewelry
By Paula A. BaxterThis 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...
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Pearls
By Fred WardThis 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...
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Beads: An Exploration of Bead Traditions Around the World
By Janet Coles, Robert BudwigHere is the definitive book on the history of beads and bead-making techniques--with more than 350 full-color photos and step-by-step instructions for creating 30 beautiful, authentic beaded objects from a...
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North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present
By Lois Sherr DubinAdornment - jewelry, beadwork, and ceremonial regalia - is a defining medium of cultural expression for North American Indians. Southwestern turquoise jewelry and Plains beadwork are recognized hallmarks of Indian...
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Bakelite Jewelry: Good, Better, Best
By Donna Wasserstrom, Leslie A. PiñaBakelite jewelry was popular during The Depression because it was decorative, fun, and very affordable. Today, it is sought after and worn for the same reasons-except its affordability is rapidly...
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Fabergé, Lost and Found: The Recently Discovered Jewelry Designs from the St. Petersburg Archives
By Abraham Kenneth SnowmanFor more than 25 years Carl Faberge and his firm served as jeweler and goldsmith to the tsars of Russia and other influential people. Here, straight from the St. Petersburg...
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Fabergé and His Works: An Annotated Bibliography of the First Century of His Art
By Christel Ludewig McCanlessPeter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), jeweler to the Czars of Russia and the courts of Europe, created objets de fantasie which continue to be admired by laymen and serious collectors. Scholars...
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The Spectroscope and Gemmology
By Basil William Anderson, C. James PayneThe first book devoted exclusively to the spectroscope and its use in gemstone identification. Until 1933 the refractometer and the microscope were the two principal tools in gem testing. Then...
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Kovels' American Silver Marks
By Ralph M. Kovel, Terry H. KovelLists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.
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Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels: In the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
By John Boardman, Cristina Piacenti Aschengreen"This catalogue is the first comprehensive study of the 328 objects that make up this little-known area of the Royal Collection. The ancient gems and intaglios have been catalogued by...
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The Brass Book: American, English, and European, Fifteenth Century Through 1850
By Nancy Schiffer, Peter Berwind Schiffer, Herbert F. SchifferThis is the definitive book about brass objects. Large sections are devoted to andirons, candlesticks, fireplace accessories, kettles and tobacco boxes. There are useful dating charts for andirons and candlesticks....