Product Information
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.Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500274525
ISBN-139780500274521
eBay Product ID (ePID)328304
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicJewelry, Design, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorHarold Newman
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length10in
Item Height1in
Height1in
Item Weight36 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book TitleIllustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
Lccn86-051260
Dewey Decimal739.2/7/03
Edition DescriptionReprint
Lc Classification NumberNk7304.N43 1987
Publication Year1994
Dewey Edition21
FormatTrade Paperback
ReviewsEnormous Scope ... Mr. Newman Has Covered HIS Subject with Considerable Authority and Scholarship.
Target AudienceTrade
FeaturesReprint
Number of Pages352 Pages