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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192,30 zł |
Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary
ISBN: 9781614272717 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,90 zł |
Revised Lapidary Handbook [Illustrated Edition]
ISBN: 9781614272731 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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74,71 zł |
India, Jewels that Enchanted the World
ISBN: 9780992840402 / Angielski / Twarda / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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789,14 zł |
Jewels of Ancient Nubia
ISBN: 9780878468072 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Located at the intersection of trade routes from central Africa, the ancient Near East and the Classical world, ancient Nubia ruled the entire Nile Valley at the height of its power in the eighth century B.C. Its neighbor and frequent rival Egypt called it -the gold lands- because its territories held such an abundance of the precious metal, and because its inhabitants produced some of the most finely crafted jewelry of the ancient world. This book features over 100 adornments and personal accessories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which houses the finest collection of Nubian jewelry...
Located at the intersection of trade routes from central Africa, the ancient Near East and the Classical world, ancient Nubia ruled the entire Nile Va...
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196,09 zł |
Eva Eisler: Design-Profile-Key Figures Series
ISBN: 9788074670558 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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184,37 zł |
Jewellery 1970-2015: Bollmann Collection. Fritz Maierhofer - Retrospective
ISBN: 9783897904286 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die vorliegende Publikation präsentiert anhand spannender Beispiele aus der österreichischen Sammlung Bollmann Positionen und Entwicklungen zeitgenössischen Autorenschmucks von den 1970er-Jahren bis heute. Eindrucksvoll wird gezeigt, wie Schmuckkunst für sich selbst stehen kann, aber auch welch erstaunliche Wirkungen sich im Wechselspiel mit der Trägerin/dem Träger und ihrer/seiner Sprache entfalten.
Die vorliegende Publikation präsentiert anhand spannender Beispiele aus der österreichischen Sammlung Bollmann Positionen und Entwicklungen zeitgenÃ...
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152,88 zł |
The Traditional Jewelry of Egypt
ISBN: 9789774167201 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For many women of Egypt, their jewelry is their bank-they wear their wealth in their gold. But jewelry in Egypt is also more than mere assets, and its design and manufacture reveal a great array of styles and a high degree of skill and artistry. In this lavishly illustrated book, Azza Fahmy, herself a world-renowned designer of jewelry based on traditional motifs, lays before us an Aladdin's cave of jewelry made in all corners of Egypt over the last one hundred years, collected through her extensive travels throughout the country.
From the farms and villages of the Nile Valley and Delta,... For many women of Egypt, their jewelry is their bank-they wear their wealth in their gold. But jewelry in Egypt is also more than mere assets, and its...
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191,10 zł |
Goldstruck: A Life Shaped by Jewellery
ISBN: 9780956873842 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This beautifully illustrated book offers the first look back on a storied career by acclaimed jewelry designer Stephen Webster. Setting luxurious reproductions of Webster s stunning creations alongside a charming collection of musings on his life and experience, it is a book like no other, a hybrid that enhances our understanding of Webster s work and the genesis of his artistic vision.
Tracing Webster s career back to his earliest days and his enrollment in a jewelry-making course at his local college in Rochester, Kent, the book is full of anecdotes and memories that offer... This beautifully illustrated book offers the first look back on a storied career by acclaimed jewelry designer Stephen Webster. Setting luxurious repr...
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326,81 zł |
Handful - Kaeulatuses: Jewellery Diary 2009-2015
ISBN: 9783897904361 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erfahrungen müssen in fassbare Formen übersetzt werden. Deshalb schaffe ich Kunst meist Schmuckkunst. Und deshalb kommuniziere ich meist mit Worten. Dieses Buch bietet keine Erklärungen oder die Werke erhellende Texte. Die Bilder und Worte fanden durch eine merkwürdige Fügung zusammen, die alles in mir miteinander verknüpft. (Tanel Veenre)
Erfahrungen müssen in fassbare Formen übersetzt werden. Deshalb schaffe ich Kunst meist Schmuckkunst. Und deshalb kommuniziere ich meist mit Worten....
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207,48 zł |
Anton Cepka: Jewellery and Objects
ISBN: 9783897904385 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mit rund 400 Schmuckobjekten und Skulpturen aus dem Zeitraum von 1963 bis 2005 dokumentiert die vorliegende Publikation das faszinierende Werk des wegweisenden Schmuckentwerfers Anton Cepka und macht seinen kinetischen Schmuck erstmals in einer Retrospektive einem größeren Publikum zugänglich.
Mit rund 400 Schmuckobjekten und Skulpturen aus dem Zeitraum von 1963 bis 2005 dokumentiert die vorliegende Publikation das faszinierende Werk des weg...
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294,84 zł |
Ted Noten: Ubiquist
ISBN: 9789462082328 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ted Noten (born 1956) is one of today's most original, radical designers. His transparent acrylic bags--which contain objects ranging from animals, jewels and cocaine to pistols--have seduced collectors and confused the establishment. Beauty and violence, perfection and decay: these are the themes that have defined Noten's oeuvre since he made his famous pendant featuring a mouse wearing a pearl necklace. In his projects, Noten demonstrates a mastery of both the commercial arena and the art scene, blending the streets with the catwalk in a way that simultaneously highlights the appeal and...
Ted Noten (born 1956) is one of today's most original, radical designers. His transparent acrylic bags--which contain objects ranging from animals, je...
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239,66 zł |
Beads: A History and Collector's Guide
ISBN: 9781445658650 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until recently beads were under-researched. Even today in the UK, antique markets, necklaces and single beads still turn up in bargain boxes at cheap prices, whether glass, plastic, semiprecious stones - in fact almost anything that can have a threadable hole - or ethnic jewellery, holiday souvenirs or lavish carnival costume accessories. Throughout history, beads have shown prestige and wealth in their roles as trade goods, heirlooms and dowry, markers of tribal loyalty, prayer aids, magic talismans, love tokens and signs of status in life. Beads reveal the most amazing skills and give us an...
Until recently beads were under-researched. Even today in the UK, antique markets, necklaces and single beads still turn up in bargain boxes at cheap ...
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81,42 zł |
Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection
ISBN: 9780500519479 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One Christmas Eve, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan gave his wife, Princess Catherine, an exquisite jeweled box made by Cartier in the 1920s, thus starting the most magnificent collection of objects created in the Art Deco era by jewelers, at a time when the jeweler's art was at the height of beauty and creativity. In the 1920s, rapid changes in society and technology were rejected in art through striking contrasts of line, color, and material. The innovative luxuries in this book--breathtaking bejeweled vanity and cigarette cases, timepieces, jewelry, and a photograph frame--take their... One Christmas Eve, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan gave his wife, Princess Catherine, an exquisite jeweled box made by Cartier in the 1920s, thus startin... |
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273,00 zł |
Jewelry & Gems--The Buying Guide, 8th Edition: How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Colored Gemstones, Gold & Jewelry with Confidence and Knowledge
ISBN: 9780997014549 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 400,000 Copies in Print Instant Answers ... to All Your Questions Purchasing gems and jewelry can be a magical experience, filled with excitement and anticipation. But lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewelry confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. To help you avoid the... Over 400,000 Copies in Print |
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182,97 zł |
Cameos: Timeless Masterpieces of Glyptic Art: Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780975276013 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second and expanded edition of Cameos - Timeless Masterpieces of Glyptic Art allows the collector a fresh look at the artistic ability of the artisans who put their sweat and tears into their creations. Unlike the mass-produced machine-made clones found in the marketplace today, each piece presented, unless otherwise noted, represents a time-consuming labor of love in its conception, hand-carving, and mounting. As stated in the first edition, it is not the author's objective to provide an in-depth study of the history of cameos or their individual values. Values of these... This second and expanded edition of Cameos - Timeless Masterpieces of Glyptic Art allows the collector a fresh look at the artistic ability... |
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47,71 zł |
Gemstone Guide Book: A Simple Informative Handbook
ISBN: 9781365763502 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the years J. Steele has worked with some of the best gems Gods earth has to offer. He has now put this guide book together for all to use. This is a simple informative guide book. Buying colour gems is a challenge. Written for both consumers and professionals, it is easy to read, has colour photographs and gives practical pointers on how to decipher the differences. Whether you are interested in jade, opal, ruby, topaz, spinel, garnet, tourmaline or some other coloured gem, you will find this guide to be a fascinating and valuable resource.
Over the years J. Steele has worked with some of the best gems Gods earth has to offer. He has now put this guide book together for all to use. This i...
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58,52 zł |
Contemporary Jewellery in Context: A Handshake Blueprint
ISBN: 9783897904989 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive picture of contemporary jewelly in the 21st century, with contributions by experts in their field making this an overview of jewellery's place in the modern age.
A comprehensive picture of contemporary jewelly in the 21st century, with contributions by experts in their field making this an overview of jewellery...
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174,72 zł |
Dreher Carvings: Gemstone Animals from Idar-Oberstein
ISBN: 9783897905078 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features the carvings of master engravers Gerd and Patrick Dreher - 114 gemstone animals, each one made from an individual gemstone.
Features the carvings of master engravers Gerd and Patrick Dreher - 114 gemstone animals, each one made from an individual gemstone.
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274,92 zł |
Ebbe Weiss-Weingart: 70 Years of Jewellery
ISBN: 9783897905092 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Photographs from private archives provide a new perspective on the work of renowned art jeweller Ebbe Weiss-Weingart.
Photographs from private archives provide a new perspective on the work of renowned art jeweller Ebbe Weiss-Weingart.
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267,54 zł |