Recent publications
The following titles have been published in the last couple of years and noted by Jewellery History Today. For titles published before this, see here. Titles with a reference to JHT at the end are reviewed in that issue. To read the review (members only), click here.
By period - Classical & Ancient
Siedlungsarchäologie im Alpenvorland X: Der Schmuck der jungneolithischen Siedlung Hornstaad-Hörnle IA im Rahmen des mitteleuropäischen Mittel- und Jungneolithikums.
Theiss, Konrad, 2010. €54. ISBN 9783806223347.
The Jewellery of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions.
Routledge, January 2012. £24.95. ISBN 9780415516129.
Soft cover edition of the 1996 book.
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Cambridge University Press, 2011. £12.99. ISBN: 978-1108016100.
Updated reprint of the 1892 catalogue.
By period - Medieval & Renaissance
1087 i costumi della traslazione normanni e bizantini . Donne, gioielli e promesse nuziali.
Edizioni di Pagina, 2011. €12.99. ISBN 9788874701315.
Catalogue of an exhibition at Bari on Norman costume and jewellery in a period of transition.
Byzantinischer Schmuck des 9. bis frühen 13. Jahrhunderts.
Reichert Verlag, 2011. €128. ISBN 9783895007170.
Treasures from Sutton Hoo.
British Museum Press, November, 2011. £4.99. ISBN 9780714128252.
Le dieci meraviglie del tesoro di San Gennaro.
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, 2010. Italian text. €180.50. ISBN: 978-8824010559.
Catalogue of an exhibition in Naples, 9/04/2011 – 12/06/2011 (see Exhibitions Archive).
Medieval Goldsmiths.
British Museum Press, 2011. £9.99. ISBN: 978-0714128238.
Jewellery of Princely Kiev. The Kiev Hoards in the British Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Related Material.
Schnell & Steiner, 2011. €76. ISBN: 978-3795425371.
Finer than Gold: Saints and Relics in the Middle Ages.
The British Museum Press, 2011. £9.99. ISBN: 978-0714128221.
By period - 17th-18th century
Luise. Die Kleider der Königin: Mode Schmuck und Acessoires am preußischen Hof um 1800.
Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2010. €35. ISBN 9783777435312
Brilliant Impressions. An Exhibition of Antique Paste and Other Jewellery.
S.J.Phillips, London 2010. £30. ISBN 9780199237517. JHT 9
By period - Victorian/19th century
Victorian Jewelry, Identity, and the Novel.
Ashgate, 2011. £50. ISBN: 978-1409421276.
Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: a Mirror to the World.
The British Museum Press, London 2010. £50. ISBN: 9780714128191. JHT9
By period - 20th century - Style periods
Art Deco Jewelry: Modernist Masterworks And Their Makers.
Thames & Hudson, 2009. £36. ISBN 0500514771.
Also available in a French edition published by Editions Norma / Les Arts Decoratifs, ISBN 9782915542202.
Jugendstilschmuck: Der Bestand im Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
Schnell Und Steiner, 2011. Eur. 49.90. ISBN: 978-3795424534
By period - 20th century - Companies
Boucheron, The Secret Archives.
Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 2011. £49.95. ISBN 978-1-85149-667-9 JHT 13
Fabergé Revealed. At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Skira Rizzoli, 2011. £45. ISBN: 978-0847837380.
Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef and Arpels.
Thames and Hudson, 2011. £32. ISBN: 978-0500515716.
By period - 20th century - Costume Jewellery
Costume Jewelry: Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s Collection.
Silvana, 2010. £31.50. ISBN 9788836618880.
Karfunkelschein: Prade - Gablonzer Modeschmuck 1922-1995.
Modo Verlag Gmbh, 2009. €36. ISBN 9783868330199.
Catalogue of an exhibition of costume jewellery made by Prade of Gablonz at Hanau Goldchmiedshaus Autumn 2011 (see Exhibitions Archive).
Henkel & Grosse Pforzheim: 100 years of Passion for Grosse and Dior.
Arnoldsche, September 2010. £45. ISBN 9783897903357
By period - 20th century - Other
Gas Bijoux.
Editions Assouline, France, 2010. €18. ISBN 9782759405602.
Bijoux du XXe siècle - De l’Art nouveau au design contemporain en Europe.
Skira, 2010. €39. ISBN 9788861305922.
Suzanne Belperron.
Antique Collectors Club, 2011. $150. ISBN: 978-1851496259.
Art Meets Jewellery: 20 Years of Galerie Slavik, Vienna.
Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2011. £35. ISBN: 978-3-89790-332-6.
By subject - Ethnic
Magic in Egypt. Jewellery and amulets of the desert and the oasis.
Celid, Italy, October 2010. £39.28. ISBN 9788876618871.
Powerful Headdresses: Africa and Asia.
Five Continents Editions, October, 2010. £55. ISBN 9788874395514.
Pieces from the Ira Brind Collection.
Crown Jewellery & Regalia of the World.
Pepin Press, 2011. £45. ISBN: 978-9054960904.
Old Javanese Gold: The Hunter Thompson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery.
Yale University Press, 2011. £40. ISBN: 978-0300169102.
Revised and expanded edition of the 1990 publication "Old Javanese Gold"
Turkmen Jewellery, Silver ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, New York, 2011. $60. ISBN: 978-1588394156 or 978-0300124040. JHT 12
By subject - Royal & aristocratic
The Dream of a King, Dresden’s Green Vault.
Hirmer Verlag, Munich, 2011. €39.90. ISBN 9783777446011.
Catalogue of an exhibition in Doha in 2011 (see Current Exhibitions).
The Crown Jewels.
Thames & Hudson, October 2011. £38. ISBN 9780500515754.
Crown Jewellery & Regalia of the World.
Pepin Press, 2011. £45. ISBN: 978-9054960904.
By subject - Other
Artful Adornments: Jewelry from the Museum of Fine Arts.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2011. £40. ISBN 9780878467686.
Bijoux.
24 Ore Cultura s.r.l., Milan, 2010. £15.95. ISBN 978-8871796093.
Armenian Master Silversmiths.
Aras Yayincilik, Istanbul, 2010. ISBN 6055753111.
Serpentina: Snake Jewellery from around the World.
Arnoldsche, November, 2011. £45. ISBN 9783897903548.
Catalogue of an exhibition at Pforzheim Schmuckmuseum 2011-2012 (see Exhibitions Archive).
Portrait Jewels. Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs.
Thames and Hudson, April 2011. £29.95. ISBN 978 0 500 515570
By use
Der Ring - 500 Jahre Schmuck, Magie, Handwerk und Design.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, November 2011. €32. ISBN 9783936988185.
Book to accompany an exhibition opening later this year at the Schwäbisch Gmünd Museum (see Current Exhibitions).
Rings.
V & A Publishing, 2011. £12.99. ISBN: 978-1851776504.
New Rings: 500 + Designs from Around the World.
Thames and Hudson, 2011. £19.95. ISBN: 978-0500289334.
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Updated reprint of the 1892 catalogue.
Updated reprint of the 1892 catalogue.
Cambridge University Press, 2011. £12.99. ISBN: 978-1108016100.
L’horlogerie à Genève, Magie des mêtiers, trésors d’or et d’émail.
Hazan, December, 2011. €30.00. ISBN 9782754106054.
Treasures of Vacheron Constantin: A legacy of watchmaking since 1755.
Yale University Press, July 2011. £35. ISBN 9780300178562.
Digital reprints
These are digital reprints of books which were originally published before around 1925, and are out of copyright. They may have imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. They are usually very much cheaper and more easily available than the original.
Les Bijoux, Anciens Et Modernes (1887).
Nabu Press, 2011 (French). £23.99. ISBN 9781148933313.
The Brooches of Many Nations (1904).
Nabu Press, 2011. £12.48. ISBN 9781173252649.
Oriental Silverwork, Malay and Chinese, with Over 250 Original Illustrations; A Handbook for Connoisseurs, Collectors, Students and Silversmiths (1910).
Nabu Press, 2011. £13.05. ISBN 1176905228.
Der Schmuck Des Menschen (1900).
Kessinger Publishing, 2010 (German). £11.48. ISBN 9781160443661.
The Practical Gold Worker: Or the Goldsmith's and Jeweller's Instructor (1877).
Many digital publishers, from £12.20.
The Goldsmith's Handbook, Containing Full Instructions For The Alloying And Working Of Gold.
Many digital publishers, from £9.99.
The Hall-Marking of Jewelry: Practically Considered (1882)
Kessinger Publishing, 2010. £13.81. ISBN: 1437305121.
Degli Ori E Dei Gioielli Nella Esposizione Di Parigi del 1878 (1879).
Kessinger Publishing, 2010. Italian text. £7.88 (approx) ISBN: 978-1167365171.
Gems; Notes and Extracts.
General Books LLC, 2010. £12.50 (approx) ISBN: 1459096630.
Dell' Oreficeria Antica: Discorso.
Kessinger Publishing LLC, 2010. £10 (approx) ISBN: 1167410025
Della Orificeria Italiana: Discorso.
Kessinger Publishing LLC, 2010. £10 (approx). ISBN: 116742414X