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Die Goldbrakteaten der Völkerwanderungszeit - Thema und Variation
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 252.00In the predominantly non-literate culture of migration period Germania gold bracteates were an authentic statement of the identity of those who wore them and of how they saw the world. Their standardised programme of designs demonstrates that they were all produced according to strict, common rules governing motifs and style. The fact that the designs... more...
The Lost Chalice
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99A pulse-pounding real-life chase for an ancient masterpiece of immeasurable value . . . Sotheby's. New York City. June 19, 1990. Nothing of its kind had been sold to the public in more than a century. On a warm June evening on Manhattan's Upper East Side, with the auction-house showroom crammed with the wealthy, the curious, and the... more...
Read My Pins
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 31.99New from New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman?s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Exploring the use of the pin or brooch as a means of personal and diplomatic expression and f eaturing a gallery of fascinating photographs,... more...
Exploring Folk Art
Utah State University Press 1993; US$ 20.00Jones explores the human impulse to create, the necessity for having aesthetically satisfying experiences, and the craving for tradition. He also considers topics such as making chairs, remodeling houses, using and preserving soda-fountain slang, preparing and eating food, and sculpting lifelike figures out of cement. more...
The Jewellery Of Roman Britain
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95This work provides a survey of the jewellery of Roman Britain. Fully illustrated and accessible to both the specialist and amateur enthusiast, it surveys the full range of personal ornament worn in Britain during the Roman period, the 1st to 4th centuries AD. It emphasizes the presence of two distinct cultural and artistic traditions, the classical... more...
The Art of the Anglo-Saxon Goldsmith
Boydell & Brewer 2002; US$ 130.00Throughout the Anglo-Saxon period, goldsmiths produced work of a high standard in both design and craftsmanship, both for personal adornment, and to embellish bookbindings, reliquaries, vessels and weapons. Some works are well known, particularly the magnificent gold and garnet regalia from Sutton Hoo, but this represents only a fraction even of the... more...
Juicy Pearls
F+W Media 2012; US$ 2.99Wrapped loop links are much more prominent in a necklace design than plain loops but here the wrapped loop is essential as brass wire isn?t hard enough to support the weight of these large glass pearls with a plain loop. Arrange the pearls carefully so that no two of the same colour are opposite one another when worn. more...
Lilac Loops
F+W Media 2012; US$ 2.99This elegant seed bead necklace, inspired by a 1930s example, was complicated to design but is actually extremely easy to make. The bead loops are simply added one at a time to a base more...
Juicy Pearls
F+W Media 2012; US$ 2.99Wrapped loop links are much more prominent in a necklace design than plain loops but here the wrapped loop is essential as brass wire isn?t hard enough to support the weight of these large glass pearls with a plain loop. Arrange the pearls carefully so that no two of the same colour are opposite one another when worn. more...








