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Gemstones

Gubelin, Eduard Josef, and others. Gemstones: Symbols of Beauty and Power. Geoscience, 2000. Illustrated descriptions of individual gems, their origins, and methods of extraction.

Manutchehr-Danai, Mohsen. Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. Springer-Verlag, 2000. One stop reference with over 16,000 entries.

Schumann, Walter. Trans. Evelyne Stern. Gemstones of the World. Sterling, 1997. An excellent guide to gemstones.

Jewelry & Jewelry-Making

Bagley, Peter. The Encyclopaedia of Jewellery Techniques. Batsford, 1986. Comprehensive reference guide.

Brynner, Irena. Modern Jewelry: Design and Technique. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988. Materials, tools, and techniques for creating jewelry.

Butor, Michel, and Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini. Ethnic Jewelry: Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Vendome, 1994. Illustrated catalog of the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Garside, Anne, ed. Jewelry, Ancient to Modern. Viking, 1980. Essays and illustrations.

Kallenberg, Lawrence. Modeling in Wax for Jewelry and Sculpture. Chilton, 1981. Illustrated guide.

Lewin, Susan Grant. One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today. Abrams, 1994. Examines contemporary artists and their working methods.

Lightbown, R. W. Mediaeval European Jewellery: With a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Highly detailed, well-illustrated study of Western European countries.

Phillips, Clare. Jewelry: From Antiquity to the Present. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Concise survey.

Snowman, A. Kenneth, ed. The Master Jewelers. Abrams, 1990. Covers the work of important innovators including Lalique, Tiffany, Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, and Bulgari.

Snowman, A. Kenneth. Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia. Viking, Random House, 1979. 1998. Illustrates the work of the famous jeweler.

Tait, Hugh, ed. Jewelry, 7,000 Years: An International History and Illustrated Survey from the Collections of the British Museum. Abrams, 1987.

Untracht, Oppi. Traditional Jewelry of India Abrams, 1997. Broad overview; with numerous illustrations.

Williams, Dyfri, and Jack Ogden. Greek Gold. Abrams, 1994. Beautifully illustrated catalog of a major international exhibition of the jewelry of ancient Greece.

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