Archive - Jewellery books by period - post-Victorian

The following titles have been noted by Jewellery History Today. Titles with a reference to JHT at the end are reviewed in that issue. To read the review (members only), click here.

Individual makers

Giampaolo Babetto: L'Italianità dei Gioielli

Florian Hufnagl.

Arnoldsche, 2010.

352 pages, paperback, 12.7 x 3 x 17.6 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897903272

The Copy Book of Copies: Fabulous Follies, Frauds and Fakes.

Robert Baines.

Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013, AUD $52.

Unpaginated, hardback, 24 x 30.5 cm.

ISBN: 978-1921875984

I gioielli di Dino Basaldella.

Giuseppe Appella.

De Luca Editori d'Arte, 2008, €32.99.

192 pages, paperback, 21.8 x 16.8 cm, Italian.

ISBN: 978-8880168379.

Catalogue of an exhibition at Udine and Trieste in 2008.

Friedrich Becker: Schmuck. Kinetik. Objekte.

Beate Arnold, Rüdiger Joppien, Beatrice Chadour-Sampson.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 1997.

304 pages, hardback, 24 x 30 cm, English, German.

Friedrich Becker: Kinetic Jewellery.

Friedrich Becker

Arnoldsche, 1993.

200 pages, hardback, 25.5 x 31.2 cm.

ISBN: 978-3925369766.

Friedrich Becker of Düsseldorf.

Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1966.

64 pages, paperback, 23 x 21 cm.

Catalogue of an exhibition at Goldsmiths' Hall, London.

Jewelry by Suzanne Belperron: My Style Is My Signature.

Patricia Corbett, Nico Landrigan Ward Landrigan.

Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2016, £50.

240 pages, hardback, 26.9 x 29 cm.

ISBN: 978-0500517901. JHT 27

Suzanne Belperron.

Sylvie Raulet and Olivier Baroin.

Antique Collectors Club, 2011. $150.

ISBN: 978-1851496259.

Edge of the Sublime: Enamels by Jamie Bennett.

Jeannine Falino.

Hudson Hills Press, 2008. $50.

144 pages, hardback, 10.3 x 10.3 inches.

ISBN: 978-1555952846.

Inspired by tradition: Gems and jewelry from a private collection.

Claire V. Bersani.

Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1987.

47 pages, paperback, 11 x 8.4 inches.

ISBN 978-0911886337

Sevan Bicakci.

Vivienne Becker (SJH member).

Assouline, 2014, $165.

192 pages, hardback in case, 13.9 x 11 inches.

ISBN: 978-1614281924

David Bielander. Twenty Years. 2016-1996.

Florian Hufnagl, Jorunn Veiteberg, Marjan Unger.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2017, €34.

152 pages, hardback, 16.5 x 22.5 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897904873

Published in association with an exhibition at the Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains, Lausanne

Liv Blåvarp. Jewellery – Structures in Wood.

Cecilie Skeide, Anne Britt Ylvisåker.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2017, €34.

144 pages, hardback, 24 x 29 cm, English, Norwegian.

ISBN: 978-3897904972

Iris Bodemer: Rebus. Jewelry 1997-2013.

Marjan Unger (SJH member).

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2013, £45.

152 pages, hardback, 24 x 33 cm, English, German.

ISBN: 978-3897904040

The Arts and Crafts Metalwork of Janet Payne Bowles.

Barry Shifman.

Indiana University Press, 1994.

136 pages, paperback, 9 x 11 inches.

ISBN: 978-0936260587

Caroline Broadhead.

Liesbeth den Besten, Jorunn Veiteberg.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2017, £28.

128 pages, hardback, 24.9 x 18.1 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897905085

Mario Buccellati: Prince of Goldsmiths.

Martina Corgnati .

Rizzoli, 1999.

208 pages, hardback, 9.5 x 13.2 inches.

ISBN: 978-0847821808

L'arte della bellezza. I gioielli di Gianmaria Buccellati.

C. Tinonin.

Skira, 2015, €32.

207 pages, paperback, 27.8 x 24 cm, Italian.

ISBN: 978-8857228907

Published in association with an exhibition at Venaria Reale

Chus Bures: Portraits & Jewellery.

Germano Celant.

Ediciones El Viso, 2017, €60.

208 pages, hardback, 24.5 x 3 x 29 cm, English, French, Spanish.

ISBN: 978-8494603433

Calder Jewelry.

A. S. C. Rower, Alexander Calder, Holton Rower.

Calder Foundation, 2007.

Paperback, ISBN 978-0979795602.

Hardback, ISBN: 978-0300134285.

Joaquim Capdevila. New Jewellery in Barcelona.

Pilar Vélez.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2017, €48.

296 pages, hardback, 24 x 28 cm, English, Catalan.

ISBN: 978-3897904941

Twentieth-Century Jewelry.

Barbara Cartlidge.

Harry N Abrams, 1985.

198 pages, hardback, 11 x 10.1 inches.

ISBN: 978-0810916852

Les Bijoux au XXème siècle.

Barbara Cartlidge.

Payot, 1986.

238 pages, hardback, 26 x 29 cm, French.

ISBN: 978-2228001106

Anton Cepka, Jewelry and Objects.

P Hölscher, S Jankovičová, A Křížová, Á Schramm.

Arnoldsche, 2015, €49.80.

224 pages, hardback, 23 x 29 cm, English, German.

ISBN: 978-3897904385

Wallace Chan: Dream Light Water.

Wallace Chan, Juliet de La Rouchefoucauld.

Rizzoli International Publications, 2016, £185.

380 pages, hardback, 31.5 x 42.2 cm.

ISBN: 978-0847847549

Peter Chang: It's Only Plastic.

Cornelie Holzach.

Arnoldsche, 1999.

176 pages, hardback, 24.6 x 26.7 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897901728

Nino D'Antonio Germano.

Nino D'Antonio Germano,Piero Lessio .

Ars Maior Editrice, 1976.

167 pages, hardback, French.

Kevin Coates: A Bestiary of Jewels.

K. Coates, E. Goring.

Ruthin Crafts Centre in association with the Ashmolean Museum, 2014, £20.

104 pages, paperback, 32 x 24 cm.

ISBN: 978-1905865635

Published to accompany an exhibition in the Ashmolean, Oxford, and touring.

Kevin Coates: A Notebook of Pins.

K. Coates, L. Rostron.

Denbighshire County Council, 2009, £10.

60 pages, paperback, 32 x 24 cm.

ISBN-13: 978-1905865192

Kevin Coates: A Hidden Alchemy. Goldsmithing: Jewels and Table-pieces.

E. Goring, H. Clifford, N. Romano and F. Carli.

Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 2008. £45. ISBN 9783897902848. JHT 3

The Jewelry of Ken Cory: Play Disguised.

Ben Mitchell.

University of Washington Press, 1997.

135 pages, paperback, 9.2 x 6.5 inches.

ISBN: 978-0295976624.

Published in association with an exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum, WA

Ramon Puig Cuyas. Dibuixos De Taller, Workshop Drawings.

Ramon Puig Cuyas.

Renart Edicions, Contemporary Jewellery Issues, 1995.

144 pages, hardback, 20 x 20 cm, Catalan, English.

ISBN-13: 978-8460542599

Elisabeth Defner: Man - Nature - Cosmos Jewellery and Objects: Schmuck und Gerät. Mensch - Natur - Kosmos.

Karl Bollman, Dieter Schrager.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, January, 2012. £45. ISBN 978-3897903531. English and German editions.

Michele della Valle: Jewels and Myths.

Michele della Valle.

Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 2014, £125.

352 pages, hardback, 34 x 26 cm.

ISBN: 978-1851497713

The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta: a Retrospective Exhibition.

Hazel Bray, Yoshiko Uchida.

Oakland Museum, 1976.

72 pages, paperback, 8 x 6 inches.

Published in association with an exhibition at Oakland Museum.

De Vroomen.

Leo and Ginnie de Vroomen.

Leo and Ginnie de Vroomen, 2017, £50.

224 pages, hardback, 28 x 23 cm.

ISBN: 978-1527206502

Precious Statements. John Donald, Designer, Jeweller.

John Donald, Russell Cassleton Elliot.

McNidder & Grace, 2015, £65.

304 pages, hardback, 22.8 x 25.4 cm.

ISBN: 978-0857161284

The Jewellery Of Puig Doria.

D. Malcolm Lakin.

Media Link, 1992.

202 pages, hardback, oversize.

ISBN: 978-2940034000

Ute Eitzenhöfer: Schmuck/Jewellery.

Cornelie Holzach, Wilhelm Lindemann, Marjan Unger.

Arnoldsche, 2013, €29.80.

192 pages, hardback, 17.2 x 24.9 cm, German, English.

ISBN: 978-3897904064

Juliana Jewelry - The Last Generation.

P. Knutson, K. Wacker.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013, $49.99.

334 pages, paperback, 10.9 x 8.4 inches

ISBN: 978-1481804837

The jewellery of DeLizza & Elster Inc.

Jean Després, jeweller, maker and designer of the Machine Age.

Melissa Gabardi.

Thames and Hudson, 2009. £36. ISBN 9780500514788.

Charlotte de Syllas. Jewellery in carved gemstones.

Jenefer Coates, Beatriz Chadour-Sampson.

Charlotte de Syllas UK, 2016, £10.

76 pages, hardback, 18 x 24.8 cm.

ISBN: 978-1526201614

Published in association with an exhibition at Goldsmiths' Hall

Henry Dunay: A Precious Life.

Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel.

Harry N. Abrams, 2007. $60. 224 pages, hardback, 9.2 x 12.1 inches. ISBN 978-0810993952.

Tony Duquette/Hutton Wilkinson Jewelry.

Hutton Wilkinson.

Abrams, November, 2011. £35. ISBN 9781419700712.

Untitled. Thomas Gentille. American Jeweler.

Angelika Nollert.

Arnodsche, June 2016, £40.

208 pages, hardback, 22.2 x 28.7 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897904668

Published in association with an exhibition at Die Neue Sammlung—The Design Museum, Munich.

Costume Jewellery: The Jewels of Miriam Haskell.

Deanna Farneti Cera .

ACC Art Books, 1997.

207 pages, hardback, 29.2 x 23.6 cm .

ISBN: 978-1851492633

Oscar Heyman. The Jeweler's Jeweler.

Yvonne Markowitz.

MFA Publications, Boston, 2017, $45.

160 pages, hardback, 5.9 x 8.3 inches.

ISBN: 978-0878468362

Elegant Fantasy: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch.

Ida Rigby, Robert Bell, David McFadden.

Arnoldsche, 1999.

144 pages, paperback, 29.2 x 23.5 cm .

ISBN: 978-3925369018

Jewels by JAR.

Adrian Sassoon.

Yale University Press, 2013, £25.

120 pages, hardback, 22.9 x 20.3 cm.

ISBN: 978-0300198683

Metropolitan Museum of Art series

The Art of Juliana Jewelry.

Katerina Musetti.

Schiffer Publishing, 2008, $59.95.

223 pages, hardback, 11.4 x 8.7 inches.

ISBN: 978-0764329111

Hermann Jünger. Schmuck nach 1945.

Hermann Jünger.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg, 1988.

192 pages, paperback, 26.8 x 21.8 cm, German.

ISBN: 978-3926982018

Published in association with an exhibition at the German Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg

Krüger. No Title.

Galerie Marzee (ed.).

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2014, €39.80.

224 pages, paperback, 22.5 x 29.5 cm, English and German.

ISBN: 978-3897904170

Daniel Kruger. Between Nature and Artifice. Jewellery 1974-2014.

J. Veiteberg, M. Brugger, D. Kruger.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2014, €49.80.

264 pages, hardback, 21 x 27 cm, English and German.

ISBN: 978-3897904118

Linda MacNeil. Jewels of Glass.

Davira S. Taragin.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2016, £25.

128 pages, hardback, 22 x 28.5 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897904712

Jean Mahie: Sculpture in Gold.

Emily Stoehrer and Elizabeth Hamilton.

Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2015, $24.95.

64 pages, hardback, 8.75 x 11.25 inches.

ISBN: 978-0990315254

Fritz Maierhofer: Jewellery & More!.

Gabriela Koschatzky-Elias.

Arnoldsche, 2006.

120 pages, hardback, 19.5 x 30 cm, German, English.

ISBN: 978-3897902459

Bruno Martinazzi: Jewellery and Myth.

Ellen Maurer, Karl Bollmann.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2007, £25.

112 pages, hardback, 17.7 x 26.2 cm, English and German.

ISBN: 978-3897902602

Gioielli vertiginosi. Ada Minola e le avanguardie artistiche a Torino nel secondo dopoguerra.

Paola Stroppiana.

Silvana, 2016, €21.

128 pages, paperback, 21.5 x 28 cm, Italian.

ISBN: 978-8836633814.

Pubished in association with an exhibition at the Museo Civico d’Arte Antica, Turin.

The jewelry art of Celia Molano: A glimpse of Asian and Philippine jewelry traditions.

E.P. Patanne.

Philippine Women's University, 1998.

100 pages, hardback.

ISBN: 978-9718517048

Iris Mondelaers: Jewellery.

Hilde Verbiest, Iris Mondelaers.

Stichting Kunstboek, 2017, €40.

112 pages, hardback, 17.4 x 21.9 cm.

ISBN: 978-9058565648

Robert Lee Morris: The Power of Jewelry.

Robert Lee Morris.

Harry N. Abrams, 2004.

180 pages, hardback, 11.4 x 11.5 inches.

ISBN: 978-0810949546

Gert Mosettig : Schmuck.

Klaus Remer.

Deutschen Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, 1989.

91 pages, hardback, English and German.

Published in association with an exhibition at the Deutschen Goldschmiedehaus.

Arts and Crafts to Art Deco. The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy

Paul Atterbury, John Benjamin.

Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1999.

184 pages, hardback, 22.2 x 27.9 cm.

ISBN: 978-1851494880

Evert Nijland: Mercurius & Psyche. Jewellery.

Ward Schrijver.

Arnoldsche, 2016, €34.80.

316 pages, hardback, 22.5 x 17 cm, English, Dutch.

ISBN: 978-3897904699

Albert Paley: Sculptural Adornment.

Deborah L. Norton.

Renwick Contemporary American Craft Series, 1992.

79 pages, paperback, 8.2 x 10 inches.

ISBN: 978-0295971520

Published to accompany an exhibition at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.

Dancing in Silver: The Jewellery of Runi Palar.

Bruce W. Carpenter.

Editions Didier Millet, 2017, $90.

320 pages, hardback, 11.4 x 12.1 inches.

ISBN: 978-9814610407

Bijoux : Jewels.

Jean-François Perena.

Editions Stéphane Bachès, 2005.

128 pages, hardback, 26 x 25 cm, English and French.

ISBN: 978-2915266160

Necklace for an Elephant and Other Stories: The Working Lives of David Poston.

D. Poston, E. Goring, L. Taylor.

The Harley Gallery and Ruthin Craft Centre, 2014, £15.

72 pages, paperback, 29.5 x 22 cm.

ISBN: 978-1905865680

Published to accompany a touring exhibition organised by the Ruthin Crafts Centre and the Harley Gallery, Welbeck.

Ramshaw, Wendy: A Retrospective Survey, 1969-81.

Shirley Bury.

Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983.

60 pages, paperback, 21.4 x 14.9 cm.

ISBN: 978-0905209272

Rooms of Dreams: Wendy Ramshaw.

Judy Rudoe, Marina Vaizey, Tobias Hill, Beatrix Chadour-Sampson.

Denbighshire County Council, 2012.

208 pages, hardback.

ISBN: 978-1905865444

Published to accompany a touring exhibition organised by the Ruthin Crafts Centre and the Harley Gallery, Welbeck.

Wendy Ramshaw: Jewellery.

Clare Phillips, Marina Vaizey.

Abbot Hall Art Gallery, 2004.

68 pages, paperback, 29 x 24.2 cm.

ISBN: 978-1902498164

Picasso’s Ladies, Jewellery by Wendy Ramshaw.

E. Turner, P. Greenhalgh, M. Vaizy, A. B. Chadour-Sampson.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 1999.

192 pages, hardback, 23.3 x 29.5 cm, English and German.

ISBN: 978-3925369803

Vanitas mundi. Gioielli, oggetti, arredi e dipinti. Una danza macabra fra ironia, glamour, gotico e kitsch..

Giovanni Raspini.

EDIFIR, 2017, €32.

158 pages, hardback, 30.8 x 25 cm, Italian.

ISBN: 978-8879708739

Henry Shawah: Goldsmith and Sculptor.

Agnes Gund.

Hudson Hills Press, 2009. £45.

ISBN: 978 1555953218

Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design.

Amanda Vaill, Janet Zapata.

Vendome Press, 2004.

204 pages, hardback, 11.2 x 11.4 inches.

ISBN: 978-0865652392

Un diamant dans la ville : Jean Schlumberger, 1907-1987, bijoux, objets.

Réunion des Musées Nationaux.

Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1995.

157 pages, paperback, 30 x 24 cm, French.

ISBN: 978-2711833245

Feuer über Wasser. Schmuckobjekte aus den Jahren 1968 - 1996.

Bernhard Schobinger, Caroline Kesser.

Verlag Museum Baviera, Zürich, 1996.

Hardback, 21 x 33 cm, German.

Findings: The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg.

Vicki Halper.

University of Washington Press, 2001.

59 pages, paperback, 9.8 x 9.8 inches.

ISBN: 978-0295981581.

Published in association with an exhibition at the Bank of America Gallery, Seattle, Washington.

Alchemy: A Passion for Jewels.

Temple St. Clair.

Harper Design, 2008.

224 pages, hardback, 9.5 x 10.8 inches .

ISBN: 978-0061198731

Taffin. The Jewelry Of James de Givenchy.

James Taffin de Givenchy.

Rizzoli, 2016, $150.

400 pages, hardback, 10.1 x 13.1 inches.

ISBN: 978-0847848584

Jewelry by Parviz Tanavoli.

Sarah B. Sherrill.

Bon Gah Publications, 2008, $225.

85 pages, hardback, English, Persian.

ISBN 978-6005268003

Raymond Templier: Le bijou moderne.

Laurence Mouillefarine.

Norma, 2005.

258 pages, hardback, 31.4 x 24 cm, French.

ISBN 978-2909283920

De neige et de rêves : Les bijoux d'Elsa Triolet.

Florence Calame-Levert.

Editions du Chêne, 2015, €29.90.

192 pages, paperback, 19.6 x 25 cm, French.

ISBN: 978-2812313547

Published in association with an exhibition at Evreux in 2015/16.

Dinh Van: The Birth of Modern Jewelry.

Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter.

Editions Assouline, 2015.

80 pages, hardback, 19 x 24.4 cm .

ISBN 978-1614284673

Felieke van der Leest. The Zoo of Life.

Jorunn Veiteberg, Ward Schrijver.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers; Mul edition, 2015, £25.

152 pages, paperback, 19.7 x 26.5 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897904217

Line Vautrin : Bijoux et objets.

Line Vautrin, Patrick Mauries.

Thames & Hudson, 1992.

106 pages, hardback, 22 x 22 cm.

ISBN: 978-2878110517

Verdura: The life and work of a master jeweller.

Patricia Corbett with an introduction by Amy Fine Collins.

Thames & Hudson, 2008. £18.95. ISBN 9780810935297. JHT 3

The Jewelry of Tone Vigeland 1958-1995.

Donna Vigeland Gustafson.

Oslo Museum of Applied Art, 1995.

110 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-8271774127.

Catalogue of an exhibition at Oslo

Tone Vigeland, Norwegian Art Jewelry.

Exhibition catalogue.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1997.

100 pages, paperback, 7.2 x 13.1 inches.

Published in association with an exhibition at Tokyo

Tone Vigeland: Jewelry - Objects – Sculpture.

Angelika Nollert.

Arnoldsche, 2017, £38.

160 pages, hardback, 21.7 x 29.5 cm, English, German.

ISBN: 978-3897904880

Published in association with an exhibition at Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum, Munich.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld Schmuck.

Christianne Weber-Stöber.

Hauschild/Wb Verpackungen, 2001.

76 pages, paperback, 27.9 x 21 cm, German.

ISBN: 978-3897571068

Published in association with an exhibition at Bremen.

David Watkins, Wendy Ramshaw: A Life’s Partnership.

Graham Hughes.

Starcity, 2009. £30. ISBN 9780952665342. JHT 8

David Watkins: Artist in Jewellery.

Beatriz Chadour-Sampson with a foreword by Fritz Falk.

Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 2008. £45 . ISBN 9783925369964. JHT 4

David Webb, The Quintessential American Jeweler.

Ruth Peltason.

Assouline Publishing, 2013, $85.

368 pages, hardback, 13.2 x 9.7 inches.

ISBN: 978-1614281511

Ebbe Weiss-Weingart. 70 Years of Jewellery.

Christianne Weber-Stöber, Sabine Runde, Peter Schmidt, Christoph Engel.

Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2017, €44.

200 pages, hardback, 21 x 27 cm, English, German.

ISBN: 978-3897905092

Andrea Wippermann: Schmuck 2000 bis 2009.

A. Wippermann, B. Maas, R. Giebler, T. Green.

Hasenverlag, 2011. €19.50. 64 pages, hardback, German, English. ISBN: 978-3939468370.

Les perles de coton : Bijoux Haute couture.

Hiroko Yamaguchi.

Les Editions de Saxe, 2013, €12.50.

63 pages, paperback, 25.4 x 17.8 cm, French.

ISBN: 978-2756521510

Helga Zahn: One-Off and Series.

Petra Hölscher.

Arnoldsche, 2016, £25.

104 pages, hardback, 2.25 x 2.95 cm.

ISBN: 978-3897904811

Helga Zahn: Drawings & Jewellery.