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AWorld Revealed
Margaret Duda's new book magically transported me into a place and time I'd previously known little about: China's epic Qing Dynasty, with its fascinating legends, myths, customs, religious beliefs, and cultural norms.The author astutely displays hundreds ofbeautiful artifacts - pendants, symbolic locks, grooming sets, eating kits, embroidery-needle cases - to bring this vanished world to life.

A beautifully written and photographed treasure
For anyone who has a love affair with China and or silver adornment this book is a find.For those of you who don't, read it anyway and you will be delightfully surprised.Margaret Duda is obviously a scholar and an immensely readable one.Her son, Paul Duda, who did the photography is equally talented.I'm buying this book for Christmas presents for family and friends.

A GORGEOUS BOOK WITH FASCINATING HISTORY
This is an uncomparable tome for anyone interested in adornmentor Chinese social history.The level of scholarship, depth of information, and narrative ease will impress academics and laymen. The photography has obviously been done by an accomplished visual artist. Such an incredible collection and wealth of research has obviously been done as a labour of love. I hope Mrs. Duda's love for her subject continues in many other volumes. Well Done! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Reference    6. Silver, Gold & Other Metals   

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Very comprehensive and informative
I really devoured this book.The photographs show all the important types of older European beads beautifully, and the text was well researched and written. A well-meant, but flawed attempt.
Ms. Jargstorf's 3rd book on bead research is her most ambitious, and most provocative. She is on the most solid ground when discussing the beads of Germany and Central Europe. Her discussion of ancient beads is problematical, as very few of these are pictured to relate to the text. She offers a great many ideas and theories, but presents very little substantiation. Some of her ideas are just silly, or misinterpretations of history. The photographs are variable in quality and reproduction, are not numbered, and often do not enhance the text. The "Value Guide" is given in British Pounds Sterling, and is therefore not very useful. The most interesting beads are merely said to be "rare"--and no value given. As such, this section is almost pointless. I recommend this book, but only if the reader remembers that it has serious flaws, and is spurred to do some cross-referencing to other sources of information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Europe    6. Glass & Glassware    7. Glass beads    8. History    9. Jewelry Arts And Crafts    10. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    11. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    12. Costume    13. Gold & silversmithing    14. Jewellery & jewellery-making   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design - Decorative    4. History - General    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. 20th century    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Austria    9. c 1700 to c 1800    10. c 1800 to c 1900    11. Art - Design: Decorative   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design - Decorative    4. Design - General    5. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    6. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    7. Individual artists    8. Sculpture   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles / Silver    2. History,English Dress,Fashions,Past,Present,Economy,Manufacture,Gentlemen\'s Costume,Edwards Francis   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. General    3. Jewelry    4. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    5. Antiques & collectables: jewellery   

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Jet as Art
I sell Victorian jewellery, have collected books on the subject for years. This is one of the best. Helen Muller not only shares her wealth of knowledge, of history and of the process of making jet jewellery, but she also makes it clear that this antique jewellery is truly an art form. Her illustrations, factual and meaningful information and life-long collectiohn make this a must-have book for any dealer or collector

A lot of information in a little book
I sell jet, as well as Amber, and highly recomend this book to all my customers.Helen Muller covers mostly antique Jet, of course, but also covers the imitations that were popular at the height of Jet fashion. Very Good Comprehensive Survey of Jet
Helen Muller provides a welcome service to collectors of antique jet jewelry. Her short but very concise survey includes a history of English Whitby jet (the kind that most Victorian mourning jewelry is made of), andits manufacture. She also offers hints about distinguishing authentic jetfrom its lookalikes. The book contains many black and white photos ofrepresentative types of jet jewelry and collectibles. A must for thecollector of jet and mourning jewelry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Jewelry    3. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    4. Antiques & collectables: jewellery   

Subjects:  1. 1900-1967    2. 20th century    3. Art    4. Art & Art Instruction    5. Catalogs    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    7. History    8. Individual Artist    9. Mexico    10. Sculpture    11. Silver jewelry    12. Spratling, William,    13. Taxco de Alarcâon    14. Taxco de Alarcâon (Mexico)    15. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    16. Art / Individual Artist    17. Gold & silversmithing    18. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    19. Individual artists    20. Spratling, William   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Art metal-work    5. Candlesticks    6. Coins, Currency & Medals    7. General    8. Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Design - General    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Individual Artist    6. Jewelry    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Fashion design    9. Jewellery & jewellery-making   

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Cute for kids
This Dover Little Book has six bracelet designs, ranging from jewels to flowers. They're all suitable for children's wrists in length, a little over five inches. My cousins (six and seven years old) adore them. Like all Dover books, they're a nice treat for No-Special-Occasions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Miscellaneous - Child    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Non-Classifiable    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    9. Body art & tattooing    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Crafts / Hobbies    6. Decorating    7. Jewelry    8. United Staes    9. United States    10. Wooden jewelry    11. Wooden novelties    12. Woodwork - General    13. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    14. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    15. Jewellery & jewellery-making   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Art nouveau    7. Decoration and ornament    8. France    9. History    10. Jewelry    11. Jewelry Arts And Crafts    12. Paris    13. Reference - General    14. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    15. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    16. Art Deco    17. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Architectural Iron Works (Firm)    5. Architectural ironwork    6. Architecture    7. Cast-iron fronts (Architecture    8. Cast-iron fronts (Architecture)    9. Catalogs    10. History    11. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    13. United States    14. United States - General    15. History / United States / General   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Silver, Gold & Other Metals   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Asia - General    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. China    6. Coinage    7. Coins, Chinese    8. Coins, Currency & Medals    9. History    10. Money    11. Money & Monetary Policy    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Design - General    5. Individual Artist    6. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    7. 20th century    8. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    9. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    10. Individual artists    11. Industrial / Commercial Art & Design    12. United Kingdom, Great Britain    13. c 1800 to c 1900   

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Excellent to provide a foundation for knowledge to build on.
This book is organized well, easy to understand and nicely illustrated. Provides a picturetime line of the evolution of tableware and eating customs.Very interesting and helpful to the novice in developing anunderstanding of manufacture, style and utilization of table wareReadersshoul have an increased ability to identify pieces as to their origin, eraand use. Only short coming was the book did not provide illustrations ofthe manufacturers marks.The author talked about them but should haveshown them as they can help with the identification of the piece.

A fun approach to studying decorative arts for the table.
The reader is taken on a tour through the ages from the 16th century tothe Retro period. Each general period, representing changes in design,style and use, begins with a table setting demonstrating functionality.Feature articles focus on important changes or developments in each period.A new perspective and understanding is, indeed, imparted. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Porcelain    7. Porcelain & China    8. Sculpture    9. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    10. Silverware    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Silver   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Art    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Catalogs    7. General    8. History    9. Metal Arts And Crafts    10. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    11. Silverware    12. United States    13. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    14. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    15. Gold & silversmithing   

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Fantastic Finale
In this concluding book in a series of four about the history and products of the Chase Copper and Brass Co., the authors present the first (1933) and last (1942) catalogs of Chase's consumer products...and a wonderful surprise. The catalog pictures are crisp and clear, and the contrast between the early and last product offerings can be easily compared. But the first publishing of a series of pre-1933 "flyers" that were Chase's first "catalog" make this a must-have reference for collectors. Nine new pieces are shown, and new, additional information is provided about several other items previously attributed to Chase. Definite 5 star kudos to the the authors, Don Johnson and Leslie Pena, for this wonderful resource.

The Final of Four on Chase
This book is the final of four outstanding books by these two accomplished authors.Any Chase collector or deco enthusiast should have them in their reference library.This book features reprints of original 1933 and 1942 Chase catalogs, factory information, and pre-1933 reprints of Chase Specialty flyers, some of which have never been published before. Pictures of newly discovered Chase products will be a great help to Chase collectors in identification of their wares.This book is a must for all those who appreciate the fine craftsmanship that came from the Chase factories. Donald-Brian Johnson and Leslie Pina should be commended for putting together this four part Chase reference set, this book being the final one of the four.Highly recommend! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art    4. Art & Art Instruction    5. Art deco    6. Brasswork    7. Catalogs    8. Chase Brass and Copper Company    9. Chrome objects    10. Decoration and ornament    11. General    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    13. United States    14. Antiques & Collectables    15. Base metal & ironworking