- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New edition edition (11 May 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500274525
- ISBN-13: 978-0500274521
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.3 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 548,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Enormous scope Mr. Newman has covered his subject with considerable authority and scholarship.
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From the AA Pendant (a jewel in the Green Vault at Dresden) to Zuni jewelry (from New Mexico), this popular reference work provides collectors, students and dealers in jewelry with an authoritative fully-illustrated guide to the subject.Harold Newman, who was a famous collector and writer on the decorative arts, incorporates definitions of terms relating to the processes used in jewelry making, descriptions of the principal gemstones and their characteristics, brief histories of famous named jewels and gemstones, and biographical entries on designers and makers of jewelry from the Renaissance to modern times.With its extensive cross-referencing and selected bibliographical references for further reading, this volume has no rival.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great reference book, lots of information. A pity so few of the illustrations are in colour, but there are lots of black and white. When reading an entry some words are in capitals which lead you to other entries, which i like as it leads to more info. I borrowed this from the library but will be getting my own copy for future reference. I only gave it a four because of the lack of colour photos and the lack of an index which even though the book is in alphbetical order would have been helpful.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is what it says it is - a dictionary of jewellery with many illustrations and examples of the various jewellery. It gives a summary of each subject, both obscure and common day terms with references to a variety of pieces of jewellery, their origins, other references and books to read to gain more in depth knowledge. It provides definitions and descriptions, biography details on designers and makers throughout history. I used this as a reference for JET2 particularly and was extremely useful in identifying uncommon material.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Somewhat disappointed...
12 Jan 2005
Format:Paperback
While I will admit that this book is very informative, I was slightly disappointed for the same reason I have experienced with some other jewelry books. Of all the pictures only a handful are in color. Always confusing to me why they do this because jewelry is one thing that you really need to see in color to appreciate. I would recommend this book for it's information but if you are looking for great color pictures to go along with the definitions I would pass on buying it.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
GORGEOUS BOOK!
3 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is wonderful! Visually stunning, some of the pictures are enough to make you drool! Filled with extremely well photographed color and B&W photos of museum quality pieces, used to illustrate the jewelry terms being defined. The definitions are well written, and reference related terms in a very smooth and easy to follow way. This book is a MUST if you are fond of jewelry! MORE than worth the money!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
The BEST jewelry dictionary I've seen so far...
1 April 1999
Format:Paperback
From A to Z, the best jewelry dictionary I've seen. Aside from looking something up, it gives you the opportunity to learn terms you've never heard before. Even if you've been in the business a long time. Fantastic. Every antique lover should have this book!
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