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Jewelry Design: The Artisan's Reference (Jewelry Crafts)

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i find this book excellent for ideas on technical specifics. it is extrememly helpful when figuring out joint options, connection, earring findings...i love that it has so many thumbnails to look at and browse through. when i finsh looking throught he book, i am ready to go, with new ideas i have formulated on my own, but that have been sparked by looking at so many options of ways to make things.

I purchased this book specifically after borrowing a copy from the Library where I am studying Visual Arts. As the title reflects, this book is a reference guide only. The format makes it easy for the reader to quickly select the section that they wish to peruse. I also purchased Olver's other 2 books (The Art of Jewellery Design & Jewelry Making techniques book)to complement this book. Extremely well written with plenty of technical drawings, photographs and explanations of various terminologies.

i find that most jewelry books dont have enough pictures, this is an exception, great photographs and detais for the experienced to the beginner

Great book for inspiration, or just as eye candy! The photos are gorgeous and plentiful, and divided into sections--quite sensibly--according to jewelry type. It should be remembered, however, that this is very much a reference book, and not an instructional or "how-to" manual.

This book contains an interesting collection of photos and illustrations. It is a good book to spark ideas. That's what I expected and that's what it is. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a simple jewelry photo gallery.