500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body (500 Series) (Paperback)

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Never before has such an extensive and beautiful collection of brooches been assembled, or photographed to such perfection. Marjorie Simon, a distinguished presence in the jewelry field, chose the pieces, and every one features the fine craftsmanship of a top contemporary jeweler. The breathtaking and provocative styles range from traditional to very avant-garde, and the brooches come not only in gold, silver, copper, and wire, but also in glass, porcelain, paper, and other more unusual materials. They're forged, soldered, chased, and cast, and surface embellishments run the gamut from enamel and metal foils to patinas and inlay. In some cases, detail images and artist's comments accompany the full-size photos. Jewelers, students, collectors, and anyone who loves exquisite items will appreciate the amazing diversity on display here.

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Product Details Paperback: 360 pages Publisher: Lark Books (February 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1579906125 ISBN-13: 978-1579906122 Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #13 in  Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Jewelry

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 17 of 19 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Good Reference Book, September 18, 2005 By  cid - See all my reviews After looking through 1000 Rings, I was a bit disappointed in this sequal. Although the photography is excellent, it doesn't represent the same range and variety of styles. I did enjoy this book however, and will use it as a source of inspiration - it just didn't provide as much benefit as I'd hoped for. 14 of 16 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of clear wonderful colorful pictures...some are more like art, August 6, 2005 By  Ching-yen Huang (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    A must have for people who are seeking inspiration. However, some design of the brooches are too "new" (i.e. not wearable) for me. They are more like art instead of jewelry. 13 of 17 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars a great snapshot of the creative jewellery of the early 2000, November 24, 2005 By  Catrine B (france) - See all my reviews Looking through this book, one cannot help wonder at the creativity of the human mind. How can there be such a diversity and invention in an object as small as a brooch? This book is a great snapshot of where contemporary jewellery (brooches) is at in the early 2000. The pictures are beautiful, there is just enough text to understand what you are seeing and know about the creator, and the way the pieces are put together (curated?) is excellent. For the jewellery designer this is a fantastic resource book, and for anyone else, it is a great introduction to an artform not always known or appreciated and to the discovery that jewellery can be far more a craft. The only thing against it: it is perhaps too heavily weighted towards American creators: I would have liked to see more Japanese, Australian, New Zealand creators.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource Lark has a series of books presenting well photographed, contemporary fine crafts. This book is a good survey of what is being created in brooches (compared to the bracelet book,... Read more Published on September 30, 2006 by M. Rooker 5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT SOURCE OF InSPiRATION! Amazing examples of all kind of imaginable brooches. You will start creating your own. Published on July 25, 2006 by Benjamin Pastrana 2.0 out of 5 stars 500 Brooches Review This book, as all others in this series, is put together very well. But...the brooches are the poorest examples of exemplary contemporary artwork I have seen. Read more Published on March 19, 2006 by Kathy Anderson Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579906125
• ISBN-13: 978-1579906122
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Good Reference Book, September 18, 2005

By	cid - See all my reviews

After looking through 1000 Rings, I was a bit disappointed in this sequal. Although the photography is excellent, it doesn't represent the same range and variety of styles. I did enjoy this book however, and will use it as a source of inspiration - it just didn't provide as much benefit as I'd hoped for.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of clear wonderful colorful pictures...some are more like art, August 6, 2005

By	Ching-yen Huang (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A must have for people who are seeking inspiration. However, some design of the brooches are too "new" (i.e. not wearable) for me. They are more like art instead of jewelry.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great snapshot of the creative jewellery of the early 2000, November 24, 2005

By	Catrine B (france) - See all my reviews

Looking through this book, one cannot help wonder at the creativity of the human mind. How can there be such a diversity and invention in an object as small as a brooch? This book is a great snapshot of where contemporary jewellery (brooches) is at in the early 2000. The pictures are beautiful, there is just enough text to understand what you are seeing and know about the creator, and the way the pieces are put together (curated?) is excellent.
For the jewellery designer this is a fantastic resource book, and for anyone else, it is a great introduction to an artform not always known or appreciated and to the discovery that jewellery can be far more a craft.
The only thing against it: it is perhaps too heavily weighted towards American creators: I would have liked to see more Japanese, Australian, New Zealand creators.