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Renaissance Jewels and Jeweled Objects. The Melvin Gutman Collection.
The Baltimore Museum of Art 1968. B0007E7EWQ Hardcover in DJ. Good Fair , some wear and tears to dj. Quarto
194 pp Many black and white and color photographs. "Over 200 precise and detailed photographic illustrations for this catalogue, not only of each piece from every important angle, but also with innumerable close-up macro-photographs of the fine detail and the excitingly polished workmanship and structure."
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40.00 USD
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Boardman, John Engraved Gems : The Ionides Collection.
Northwestern University Press 1968 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Quarto
114 pp 9 color and 130 black and white illus." Gem engraving was a major art in ancient times, notably in the Greek and Roman civilizations...he discusses the techniques, materials, and subject matter...he also examines the Renaissance and eighteenth century copies of Classical gems."
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50.00 USD
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Edwards, Joan Bead Embroidery.
Taplinger 1967. 0800806751 / 9780800806750 Hardcover in DJ. Good/ Good Octavo
200 pp " The book is divided into seven parts. Part I Beads, Bugles and Embroidery II Commercial Beading III Dating Victorian Beadwork IV Pattern Making V Beading Methods VI Beadwork Patterns for Beaded Flowers VII Bead Weaving
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40.00 USD
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Falkiner, Richard Investing in Antique Jewelry.
Clarkson Potter 1968 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Quarto
153 pp Chapters include The Ancient World, The Middle Ages, The Early through to High Renaissance, the 17th/18th/19th centuries. "Approach is chronological providing a chapter by chapter outline of the history of jewellery from he very earliest times, and illustrating each chapter with a wide range of photographs of over 200 objects... In addition, there is a substantial technological section in which the auhor traces the etymology of many terms used in jewellery, and explains in layman's language the concepts of refractive index, specific gravity, the cutting of stones, etc."
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15.00 USD
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Grimaldi, David Amber : Window to the Past.
American Museum of Natural History Abrams 2003 0810926520 / 9780810926523 Softcover. Good Quarto
216 pp Illustrates the natural history of amber and its historical uses in art and sculpture with photographs and descriptive text.
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10.00 USD
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Jackson, Charles English Goldsmiths and Their Marks.
Macmillan 1921 Second edition so stated. Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Good. Quarto
747 pp "A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland and Ireland, With over Thirteen Thousand Marks. Reproduced in Facsimile from Authentic Examples of Plate and Tables of Date-Letters and Other Hall-Marks used in the Assay Office of the United Kingdom."
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60.00 USD
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Ogden, Jack Jewellery of the Ancient World.
Rizzoli 1982. 0847804445 / 9780847804443 Hardcover. Good, no dust jacket. Quarto
185 pp " This book is a survey of the methods and materials used by jewellers prior to the end of the Roman period. I have aimed to show jewellery not so much as 'treasure' but by concentrating on the technical aspects, as artifacts that can supplement our knowledge of the early civilisations
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125.00 USD
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Postnikova-Loseva Russian Gold and Silver Filigree
Moscow 1981. Hardcover Good Small octavo
285 pp 120 illus, of which 93 are full color. Russian with titles and summary in English. "Filigree was worked in many countries and varied in form and pattern. Filigree articles by Russian goldsmiths are notable for smooth and delicate ornamental lines with mild curves of wire, clearly defined ornaments and numerous designs...While excavating old Russian towns and village burial mounds, archaeologists find such articles, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century."
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80.00 USD
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Rice, Patty Amber : The Golden Gem of the Ages.
Von Nostrand 1980 0442261381 / 9780442261382 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Octavo
289 pp "The history, mythological symbolism, astrological significance, physical and chemical properties, scientific and commercial aspects, and artistic uses of amber throughout history are discussed."
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30.00 USD
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Wells, Carol Wilcox Creative Bead Weaving.
Lark Books 1996. 1887374051 / 9781887374057 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Quarto
144 pp "All of the classic bead-weaving stitches are explained here: peyote, brick, square, right-angle weave, African helix, netting, and chevron chain. Go beyond the traditional to create three-dimensional objects -- in addition to jewelry and accessories."
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15.00 USD
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