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Bartsch, Joel A. Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels. Abrams, 2000. Created by Russia's master goldsmiths, a breathtaking look at the Kremlin museum's most treasured items.

Hellman, Hal. The Story of Gold. Franklin Watts, 1996. The chemical nature of gold and its value throughout history; for younger readers.

Nolter, Carl. Gold Fever: California's Gold Rush. Norton, 2000. An illustrated history that separates the legends from the harsh realities of succumbing to gold fever.

Petralia, Joseph F. Gold! Gold! A Beginners Handbook and Recreational Guide: How and Where to Prospect for Gold! Sierra Trading Post, 1980, 1996. A guide to recreational prospecting.

Schadt, Hermann Trans. Ann Potter Schadt. The Goldsmith's Art: From Antiquity to the Present 5,000 Years of Jewelry, Utensil and Vessel Design. Arnoldsche, 1997. Includes many illustrations, most in full color.

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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