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Rare Gemstones: How to Identify, Evaluate & Care for Unusual Gems
ISBN: 9780929975467 / Angielski / Miękka / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides practical details on uncommon gems that are being used by designers to create distinctive jewelry. This book not only lists the identification properties of the gems, but also tells you where they are found, how they are used, why they are unique, how they are priced, and how to care for them.
Provides practical details on uncommon gems that are being used by designers to create distinctive jewelry. This book not only lists the identificatio...
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The Working of Semi-Precious Stones: A Brief Elementary Monograph; A Practical Guide-Book Written in Untechnical Language
ISBN: 9781614273776 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2012 Reprint of 1931 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is the first formal treatise on amateur lapidary work published in the United States. In the U.S. there was little activity in the field of lapidary until the 1930s, when European craftsmen emigrated to New York to serve the jewelry industry.
2012 Reprint of 1931 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is the first formal trea...
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Cameos Old & New
ISBN: 9781468473094 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii 1 THE HISTORY AND ROMANCE OF THE GLYPTIC ARTS THE EARLIEST ENGRAVINGS 3 CLASSICAL GREECE: FROM SCARABOID TO CAMEO 6 ROMAN CAMEOS 11 THE DARK AND MIDDLE AGES 19 THE RENAISSANCE AND LATER 23 2 THE SUBJECTS: MYTHS, LEGENDS, HISTORICAL EVENTS, AND STORIES BEHIND THE)EWELS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 33 SYMBOLS 42 vii PORTRAITS 44 HISTORICAL EVENTS AND STORIES BEHIND THE ]EWELS 45 3 CAMEO PRODUCTION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 50 MATERIALS 60 CARVING CENTERS AND RENOWNED CARVERS 80 4 DISTINGUISHING uLD AND NEWCAMEOS CIRCA-DATING CAMEOS 92 DETECTING CAMEO FAKES, FRAUDS, AND FORGERIES 113 5...
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii 1 THE HISTORY AND ROMANCE OF THE GLYPTIC ARTS THE EARLIEST ENGRAVINGS 3 CLASSICAL GREECE: FROM SCARABOID TO CAMEO 6 ROMAN CAMEOS ...
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Amulets
ISBN: 9781473301139 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Amulets' is a scholarly work on the varieties of amulets found on archaeological digs. William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born on 3rd July 1853 in Kent, England, son of Wlilliam Petrie and Ann nee Flinders. He showed an early interest in the field of archaeology and by his teenage years was surveying local Roman monuments near his family home. Flinders Petrie continued to have many successes in Egypt and Palestine throughout...
This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introd...
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Ulo Florack: The Woodruff Key: Jewellery and Objects
ISBN: 9783897903852 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presenting an overview of Ulo Florack's joyful and colourful jewellery made in precious metals and enamel.
Presenting an overview of Ulo Florack's joyful and colourful jewellery made in precious metals and enamel.
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The Modern History of Celtic Jewellery: 1840-1980
ISBN: 9780615805290 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the recovery after the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s to the booming Celtic Tiger of the 1990s, a revival of the ancient traditions of Celtic jewelry have become a part of how the Irish, as well as the Scots, Welsh and other Celts have expressed their cultural identity. Usually the story of this tradition focuses on very old prototypes, the museum pieces turned up by archaeologists or the legend of the original Claddagh ring. In our imagination, we connect the popular Celtic jewelry of today with the distant past. But that link with the ancient style was very much influenced by what...
From the recovery after the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s to the booming Celtic Tiger of the 1990s, a revival of the ancient traditions of Celtic j...
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Fun Facts about Jewelry
ISBN: 9781484991985 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains beautiful pictures of handmade jewelry created by the author of the book and a description and history of the materials used in each items.
This book contains beautiful pictures of handmade jewelry created by the author of the book and a description and history of the materials used in eac...
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Jewelry: From Antiquity to the Present
ISBN: 9780500202876 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the simple shell beads worn by Palaeolithic hunters to the splendor of Renaissance gold work and the sumptuousness of Art Nouveau enamels, here is a fascinating and informative guide to the development of Western jewelry--concluding with the radical and experimental developments in the last three decades. Offering a concise survey of the entire field, this book analyzes jewelry's changing fashions, explores its social context, and examines how it has been worn by both men and women. It shows how jewellers have responded to new sources of gems, whether emeralds from the New World or...
From the simple shell beads worn by Palaeolithic hunters to the splendor of Renaissance gold work and the sumptuousness of Art Nouveau enamels, here i...
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Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty
ISBN: 9780500291122 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rings of all periods are included--from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance up to the twentieth century. The rings are drawn not only from great museums but also from private collections, preeminently that of the noted gem dealer and art patron Benjamin Zucker. Rings of all periods are included--from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance up to the twentieth century. The ri... |
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The New Jewelers : Desirable - Collectable - Contemporary
ISBN: 9780500516294 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jewelry has long been an accessory attributed with talismanic power and significance, and its appeal crosses all boundaries of culture, age, and gender. In this beautiful new book, Olivier Dupon introduces over 100 of the finest modern jewelers practicing today. Both up-and-coming and established designers are featured, and the sheer variety of their work is amazing. The book showcases fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, luxury jewelry, conceptual jewelry, and more. Hundreds of color photographs display the work, and there are also portraits of designers at work as well as shots of studios,...
Jewelry has long been an accessory attributed with talismanic power and significance, and its appeal crosses all boundaries of culture, age, and gende...
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The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court
ISBN: 9780500517062 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolution brought their reign to an end. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of elegance and extravagance for the tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these lavish tastes more apparent than in the imperial jewels. Every jewel tells a story. Through his work at Sotheby's and Christie's and his own research, Stefano Papi has spent years unraveling the mysteries of Russian imperial jewelry. He identifies pieces with little or unknown provenance and uncovers... The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolution brought their reign to an end. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries w... |
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Emerald: Twenty-one Centuries of Jewelled Opulence and Power
ISBN: 9780500517208 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second part of this major volume showcases more than thirty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry, including many previously unseen designs from private and royal collections. Historic creations that are almost 5,500 years old are represented alongside modern jewelry houses, including Cartier, Boucheron, Bulgari, Harry Winston, and more The third and final part tells the story of the emerald trade from mine to market, illustrated with specially commissioned photography from across four continents.
The second part of this major volume showcases more than thirty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry, including many p...
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7000 Years of Jewellery
ISBN: 9780714150321 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Illustrated with 400 photographs, this work describes a range of masterpieces, such as Egyptian necklaces, Celtic torcs, South American gold masks, Renaissance pendants and Art Nouveau buckles.
Explores the varied styles, techniques and materials used to make jewellery throughout the world since earliest times. Illustrated with 400 photograph...
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Making Trouble: Fighting for Fair Trade Jewellery
ISBN: 9780745956039 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A deeper look at the seedy underbelly of the jewelry trade business and how one manturned this industry upside down Fair trade jewelery has been around for a while but while those crafting it worked under Fair Trade principles, the gold, silver, and precious stones they were using came from some very murky places. Small scale mining is the second biggest global employer, and many of those mines force their workers to labor long hours in dirty and dangerous conditions, for a pittance. Informed by those in the jewelery trade that this would never change, Greg Valerio set out to prove them... A deeper look at the seedy underbelly of the jewelry trade business and how one manturned this industry upside down Fair trade jewelery has been ... |
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Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges
ISBN: 9781843835448 / Angielski / Twarda / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first major catalogue in English devoted to medieval badges. These fascinating objects provide us with a guide to the popularity of different cults and pilgrim centres, supplying evidence of the sometimes arduous journeys not only to famous and far-off sanctuaries like Compostela, but to native shrines such as that of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury, or the tombs of local, unofficial saints. Often mass-produced and sold in tens of thousands, pilgrim souvenirs offer pointers to fashion in contemporary precious jewellery. The secular badges include a wealth of non-religious imagery,...
This is the first major catalogue in English devoted to medieval badges. These fascinating objects provide us with a guide to the popularity of differ...
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Georgian Jewellery, 1714-1830
ISBN: 9781851495399 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the quality and style of the eighteenth century and of the endless ingenuity in design and workmanship that produced such a wealth of fabulous and wearable pieces of jewellery. Heavy academic tomes have already been written about the period, so this book illuminates the subject in a more colourful and accessible way. Much disparate information about the jewellery has been gathered together and the period is brought alive by portraits and character sketches of famous Georgians in their finery, fashion tips, gossip, and some rather outrageous cartoons of...
Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the quality and style of the eighteenth century and of the endless ingenuity in design and workmanship that pro...
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Jewelry & Gems the Buying Guide: How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Precious and Other Popular Gems with Confidence and Knowledge
ISBN: 9780943763019 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out that most people buy "jewelry" and not "gemstones." Because the book offers so much practical advice and money-saving tips about buying jewelry, they urged me to change the title. So, in this edition The Complete Guide to Buying Gems has been changed to Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide. Consumer and professional response to the book has been very gratifying. Almost 14,000 hardcover copies are in circulation. We have received hundreds of letters,...
to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out tha...
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Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary
ISBN: 9781614272717 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,22 |
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Revised Lapidary Handbook [Illustrated Edition]
ISBN: 9781614272731 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Jewellery in Israel: Multicultural Diversity 1948 to the Present
ISBN: 9783897903968 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Israel East meets West. Their jewelry traditions blend, resulting in creative innovations. In the 1930s, European immigrants introduced the spirit of the Bauhaus, while oriental craftsmanship was invigorated in the 1950s and 1960s by immigration from Islamic countries. State jewelry companies preserved traditional crafts, while at the same time developing a new and elegant style, designed to express the national identity of the still young state of Israel. There are important links between native jewelry makers and European and American jewelry artists, who were guest lecturers at the...
In Israel East meets West. Their jewelry traditions blend, resulting in creative innovations. In the 1930s, European immigrants introduced the spirit ...
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