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

~ Elizabeth Olver (Author) "My personal interest in jewelry strarted very early in my life, and could almost be said to have been a natural affinity..." (more)
Key Phrases: engraving leaf, jewelry context, copper gilding metal (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581800940
• ISBN-13: 978-1581800944
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #703,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent design source book, September 21, 2001

By	joanna l gollberg (marshall, nc United States) - See all my reviews

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Book for Jewellery Students/Practitioners, August 27, 2005

By	S. Ray "Facemaker01" (South Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book, February 22, 2005

By	H. Mackenzie - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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