Precious metal, precious stones and jewellery: artworks and design

This volume explores the part played by different metals in use from the fourth millennium BC to the Early Iron Age, not only in the Aegean but also in the wider Old World.

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1921 description and catalog of pre-dynastic, prehistoric artifacts from Egypt.

Why has jewellery and body adornment often been marginalized in studies of modernist art and design?

Although the Assyrian kingdom that dominated the Ancient Near East between the ninth and seventh centuries BC had a rich material culture, attested particularly by the distinctive stone wall reliefs and colossal gateway figures, practically nothing is known about Assyrian metalwork.

In der weitgehend schriftlosen Germania der Völkerwanderungszeit waren Goldbrakteaten authentischer Ausdruck der Weltanschauung ihrer Trägerinnen und Träger.

Learn where to find fabulous vintage jewelry, beads, and artifacts-and how to create stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using these amazing finds-with Rejuvenated Jewels!

Combining stunning photographs with expert knowledge, this book is a dazzling guide to precious stones, organic gems, and precious metals.

The essential guide to mounting and setting stones for jewellers of all levels.

Hailed as a sumptuously produced and finely illustrated outstanding contribution to ancient Egyptian studies, this facsimile reprint of Patrick Houlihan’s 1986 comprehensive study makes a welcome return in the Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series.

Flinders Petrie undertook excavation and survey of ancient Egyptian towns in the Faiyum oasis, south-west of Cairo, in 1888–90.

One-of-a-Kind Bracelets You Can Make At HomeTake your outfit and crafting up a notch with attention-grabbing bracelets inspired by one of the hottest and most fashionable jewelry lines in the country.

Smaragde, Rubine, Saphire: Welche Edelsteine sind wie viel wert, wo und wie kaufen und verkaufen sie die Profis und wie entwickeln sich die Preise?

'There are few problems that are insurmountable.

Accessories - the cherry on the cake for those seeking to finish off their vintage look to perfection.

La bisutería, inicialmente concebida como imitadora de la joyería con materiales no preciosos, ha evolucionado de tal manera que la frontera entre estas dos artes es cada vez más difusa.

Esta publicación se origina y se estructura desde el concepto de visión, una palabra con múltiples significados: la capacidad de ver, la percepción que tenemos de la realidad a través del sentido de la vista, la facultad humana de comprender e incluso de tomar decisiones, la manera en que cada quien contempla, interpreta algo o se deja llevar por una imagen que se capta como real, así no sea reconocida en su existencia física.

This is the story of Faberge's Imperial Easter eggs - of their maker, of the tsars who commissioned them, of the middlemen who sold them and of the collectors who fell in love with them.

This books is a guide to your personal discovery of crystals.

Turquoise and silver is an icon of the American Southwest.

This book includes twenty-five new rubber band loom projects, including bracelets, sports-themed charms, key rings, pendants, and even a working slingshot.

Si quiere saber cómo puede hacer realidad sus proyectos desde su hogar, ha encontrado el manual adecuado.

Discover a dazzling deep-dive into the history of the world through a totally new lens, as told by the V&A s Senior Jewellery Curator.

Emmerling and Arndt team up for their fifth book celebrating the art of things people love to collect.

Diamond Street is Rachel Lichtenstein's fascinating account of London's Hatton Garden.

Have you ever wandered around a jewellery shop looking for that little something, but have never been able to find it?

Resin jewellery first started in the US around 6 years ago and has now become one of the fastest-growing trends in jewellery making.

Resin jewellery first started in the US around 6 years ago and has now become one of the fastest-growing trends in jewellery making.

Kumihimo is a popular jewellery-making technique with origins in Japanese tradition.

Covering all aspects of this increasingly popular craft, First Beading will get you stringing, weaving, and stitching with beads straightaway.

Beaded jewellery is popular amongst crafters as it is highly creative, easy to master, and requires very little by way of tools or materials.

This first book in the new series will get readers started in making beaded jewellery, similar to the hugely popular absolute beginner's course that Carolyn teaches.

One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a GBP20,000 diamond necklace.

Bling it!

Jewellery designer Carolyn Schulz has created twenty imaginative pieces of trendy Steampunk jewellery to make.

The brand new novel from Britain's best-loved saga authorWhitby, 1845Amber Ainsley works as a laundry maid for the wealthy Greenwood family, but when she falls pregnant with her employer's illegitimate child, she is cast out, left homeless and destitute.

A handy guide identifying over 170 types of the world's gemstones with beautiful colour photography taken from the Smithsonian Institution's archives.

Imbued with religious and supernatural significance, gemstones have been a source of fascination for humankind since the earliest ages.

The Madonna of the Future Henry James - American author Henry James often grappled with weighty topics in his work, and the story "e;The Madonna of the Future"e; -- longer than a typical short story, but shorter than a novella -- is no exception.

Eleven simple, step-by-step projects that show you how to craft beautiful bead jewelry.

Don't miss the newest book from The Repair Shop, coming September 2025'Heartwarming, magical and uplifting'In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'.

"e;A valuable instructional tool for bead-embroidery fans of all skill levels .

From the author of Women from the Ankle Down comes a lively cultural biography of diamonds, which explores our societys obsession with the worlds most brilliant gemstone and the real-world characters who make them shine.