This section includes information on various jewelry publications – Magazines and
books, available on Jewelry, Gemstones, Precious Metals, Setting Styles, Fashion
and Jewelry Industry. You can subscribe the magazines from the givens links as well
as you can buy the suggested books on Jewelry and Gemstones from online book stores. |
 Publication
Title – Art Jewelry
Publication Web Link – www.artjewelrymag.com
Publication Description – This magazine features artists work primarily with metal,
wire, metal clay, stone, polymer clay, and complementary materials. They publish
articles on specific jewelry-making techniques, informational pieces, a gallery
showcasing inspirational jewelry and a regular column exploring the use of jewelry
techniques to create non-jewelry objects. |
 Publication
Title – Beads 2008
Publication Web Link – www.interweave.com/bead/beadwork_magazine/
special_issues/beads2008.asp
Publication Description – This annual issue features over 120 Beads, Findings and
other Jewelry-making Materials. It covers latest Bead gossip, Bead Show calendar,
Basic Techniques, Resource Guide, Bead Societies & Shops and Bead Projects. |
 Publication
Title – Beadwork
Publication Web Link – www.interweave.com/bead/beadwork_magazine
Publication Description – This magazine covers all types of Beadwork including projects,
interviews, reviews, tips & techniques. It offers 6 issues a year. |
 Publication Title – Colored Stone
Publication Web Link – www.colored-stone.com
Publication Description – Colored Stone is an international trade magazine that
covers all facets of the colored gemstone industry, including new sources for colored
gemstones, mining and processing, manufacturing, retail sales, consumer buying trends,
marketing and promotion, gem cutting and jewelry design and technological developments
pertaining to the trade. |
 Publication Title – Creative Jewelry
Publication Web Link – www.interweave.com/jewelry/creative-jewelry
Publication Description – This annual issue features over 135 fabulous Necklace,
Bracelet and Earring designs. It offers various projects and allows you to inspire
your own ideas and define your style. |
 Publication
Title – Easy Wire
Publication Web Link – www.interweave.com/bead/beadwork_magazine/
special_issues/easy-wire.asp
Publication Description – This onetime special issue is a must-have guide for Beaders
who want to learn the basics of working with wire. It offers over 60 projects using
basic wirework techniques, Tools and their usage, Unique and stylish Beads and Findings
and tips on working with Wire etc. |
 Publication Title – Gems & Gemology
Publication Web Link – www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology/70/
section_main_page.cfm
Publication Description – This quarterly journal offers up-to-date technical information
about Diamonds and Colored Stones - where they are found, their special characteristics,
simulants and synthetics, treatments and identification techniques. It covers in-depth
research articles written by the world's leading gemologists and summaries of important
articles recently published elsewhere. |
 Publication
Title – Instore
Publication Web Link – www.instoremag.com
Publication Description – This magazine targets American jewelry store owners to
offer relevant and useful information about Jewelry. |
 Publication Title – Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
Publication Web Link – www.lapidaryjournal.com
Publication Description – This magazine mainly covers topics related to Jewelry
making, Metalsmithing, Metal clay, Gems, Minerals as well as artist profiles and
monthly show calendar. It offers 12 issues a year. |
 Publication
Title – Lustre
Publication Web Link – www.lustremag.com
Publication Description – Lustre Magazine is the Jewelry Trade Publication for the
Luxury Jeweler who caters to an upscale clientele. It provides America's best Jewelers
with critical information on the lifestyle trends, influences and overall luxury
buying patterns that impact the purchases of affluent Jewelry Customers. |
 Publication
Title – Metalsmith
Publication Web Link – www.snagmetalsmith.org
Publication Description – This magazine offers in-depth content on Metalsmithing
and Jewelry. |
 Publication Title – MJSA Journal
Publication Web Link – www.mjsajournal.org/ntm.php
Publication Description – This magazine is dedicated to Jewelry Manufacturing published
by American Jewelry Manufacturer (AJM) and allows you to understand various aspects
and techniques of Jewelry Manufacturing. |
 Publication Title – Modern Jeweler
Publication Web Link – www.modernjeweler.com
Publication Description – Modern Jeweler magazine have focus on New Jewelry Trends,
Jewelry Marketing Strategies, Latest Jewelry Fashion and New Techniques & Materials.
It also offers new products that jewelers need to buy and the in-depth product knowledge
they need to sell them. |
 Publication
Title – Ornament
Publication Web Link – www.ornamentmagazine.com
Publication Description – This magazine offers information about various ornaments,
creative work, enlightening articles on contemporary artists as well as emphasizing
past traditions and technologies. It covers the very best of personal adornment:
ancient, contemporary, ethnographic, jewelry, art couture, beads, costume. |
 Publication Title – Professional Jeweler Magazine
Publication Web Link – www.professionaljeweler.com
Publication Description – This magazine targets Jewelry Retailers all across the
USA. It offers useful information in easy to understand manner as well as tips and
techniques of selling jewelry products. |
 Publication Title – Rocks & Minerals
Publication Web Link – www.rocksandminerals.org
Publication Description – Rocks & minerals magazine publishes articles on Mineralogy,
Geology and Paleontology for amateurs as well as professional scientists. Rocks
& Minerals works with the Mineralogical Society of America to promote cooperation
between collectors and professional mineralogists. |
 Publication Title – Step by Step Beads
Publication Web Link – www.stepbystepbeads.com/sbsbeads
Publication Description – This magazine covers topics related to Bead Making including
Bead Jewelry projects, Bead shops and Bead classes. This magazine offers 6 issues
a year. |
 Publication Title – Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry
Publication Web Link – www.stepbystepwire.com/wire
Publication Description – This magazine is published five times a year and is packed
with detailed and illustrated how-to projects, this magazine is for wire jewelry
makers of all levels. Inside each issue are articles by expert and well-known authors
showing readers how to make attractive, inexpensive and creative wire jewelry using
tools, wire, stones, findings, beads, gems, jigs, pearls and more. |
 Publication
Title – Stringing
Publication Web Link – www.stringingmagazine.com
Publication Description – This magazine covers ideas & inspiration for Beaded Jewelry
including latest Jewelry Designs. It offers 4 issues a year. |
 Publication Title – The Best of Beadwork
Publication Web Link – www.interweave.com/bead/beadwork_magazine/
special_issues/best_beadwork.asp
Publication Description – This onetime special issue is featuring 30 of Beadwork
magazine’s best-ever projects. This issue features Fashion-savvy pieces, Loads of
beading techniques, Unique and creative designs, Step-by-step instructions, Illustrations
and more. |
 Publication Title – The Wire Artist Jeweller
Publication Web Link – www.wag.on.ca
Publication Description – This magazine offers Wire Art Projects, Wire Jewelry Information,
Beading, Wire Artist Group, Events and Wire Art History. This magazine offers 10
issues a year. |
 Book Title – An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
Author – Harold Newman
Publisher - Thames & Hudson (October 1994)
Book Description – An in-depth Jewelry Dictionary from A to Z, offers definitions
terms and descriptions in very easy to understand language. Images are nicely used
to illustrate the jewelry terms. |
 Book Title – Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry: Covers 1840-1950
Author – Jeanenne Bell
Publisher - Krause Publications; 6 Rev Sub edition (June 2003)
Book Description – This book is valuable for those people, who are curious about
old jewelry. It helps readers to find out circa date for their pieces, authenticate
and identify metals, and determine the value of treasured items made from 1840 to
1950. It also gives answers to questions about jewelry manufacturing and construction
techniques. |
 Book Title – Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious
Stones
Author – Greg Campbell
Publisher - Basic Books (September 2002)
Book Description – A book totally dedicated on ‘conflict diamonds’ or ‘blood diamonds’
which account for only three to four percent of all diamonds sold, are mined in
war zones, smuggled out of the country and sold to legitimate companies, financing
ruinous civil wars and the plots of international terrorists. |
 Book Title – Chasing Metal - Ancient Metalworking Technique with Modern Applications
Author – Marcia Lewis
Publisher - LarMar Productions (1994)
Book Description – This book describes Metal Techniques and step-by-step methods
for making light weight jewelry and sculptural objects. It also covers applying
chasing to limited production fabrication techniques and demonstrates how to work
metal directly or combine it with other fabrication techniques such as die forming
and hydraulic press forming. |
 Book Title – Collecting & Repairing Watches
Author – Max Cutmore
Publisher - David & Charles Publishers (July 2001)
Book Description – This book examines the technology and manufacture of all types
of watch; offers collectors advice on what to look for; and includes a step-by-step
assessment guide to use when purchasing. Basic instructions are provided on repair
work, identifying essential tools and materials. |
 Book Title – Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify and Select
Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry
Author – Renee Newman
Publisher - International Jewelry Publications; 6 edition (January 2002)
Book Description – This is one of the best available buying guides for Diamond Ring.
It offers excellent photographs and features how to evaluate, identify and select
diamonds and diamond jewelry. |
 Book Title – Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People
in Love
Author – Antoinette L. Matlins & Antonio C. Bonanno
Publisher - Gemstone Press; 2nd edition (August 1999)
Book Description – It is a must read book for any person who is either in love or
getting engaged/ married. It offers in-depth knowledge on Engagement & Wedding Rings. |
 Book Title – Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide: A Traveler's Guide to Buying Diamonds,
Colored Gems, Pearls, Gold and Platinum Jewelry
Author – Renee Newman
Publisher - International Jewelry Publications (September 2006)
Book Description – This is a perfect pocket-sized companion for those traveling
and thinking about purchasing jewelry or stones. It covers important information
on how to select jewelers and appraisers; a chapter on notable gem sources and which
countries are noted for specific gems; information on coral, ivory and amber; precautions
one must take when buying from an unfamiliar source; and customs regulations, duties
and how to use lab reports. |
 Book Title – Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care
for Colored Gems
Author – Renee Newman
Publisher - International Jewelry Publications (April 2003)
Book Description – This book offers finest collections of gem photographs along
with information needed to show the customer what a stone is, interesting facts
about particular species and advice on cleaning. It covers how to evaluate cuts,
styles, color and inclusions. Treatments, phenomenal stones and synthetic stones
are also described. |
 Book Title – Gemstones of the World
Author – Walter Schumann
Publisher - Sterling (October 2000)
Book Description – This is one of the best available books on the subject and offers
detailed information on all the gemstones. It includes more than 1,500 full-color
photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in its rough natural state
as well as in its polished and cut renditions. Each entry offers complete information
on a gemstone's formation and structure, physical properties and characteristics,
methods of working, cutting, and polishing. Everything is covered, including imitations,
synthetics, and combined stones. |
 Book Title – How to Be a Jewelry Detective
Author – Jeanenne Bell
Publisher - A.D. Publishing (January 2001)
Book Description – An informative book offers basic information that you need in
order to identify metals and stones. This elementary handbook supplies the necessary
knowledge and tools to uncover the mysteries of fine, costume and Mexican jewelry. |
 Book Title – Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling
at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites
Author – Antoinette Matlins, Jill Newman
Publisher - Gemstone Press (June 2002)
Book Description – This book covers everything that you need to know before buying
or selling gems and jewelry at auction. With comprehensive price charts and auction
results, as well as resource information on auction houses and websites, Jewelry
& Gems at Auction is a book no potential auction buyer or seller can afford to be
without. |
 Book Title – Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide--How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls,
Colored Gemstones, Gold & Jewelry With Confidence and Knowledge
Author – Antoinette Matlins, A. C. Bonanno
Publisher - Gemstone Press (September 2001)
Book Description – This complete book explains how to buy diamonds, pearls, precious
and other popular colored gems, gold and jewelry with confidence and knowledge.
This book includes sections on design and style, pearls, gold, and platinum, as
well as full coverage of recently discovered new gems to look for. The Buying Guide
covers every aspect of purchasing and enjoying jewelry and gems. |
 Book Title – Jewelry: From Antiquity to the Present (World of Art)
Author – Clare Phillips
Publisher - Thames & Hudson (May 1996)
Book Description – This is one of the best book which offers general overview of
jewelry history. Starting around 30,000 BC and ending around 1988, the book covers
a wide variety of styles and eras as well as gives great overview of all the techniques
and materials used in jewelry creation. This book is useful to anyone interested
in gaining an understanding of how jewelry has evolved throughout history. |
 Book Title – Jewelry Handbook: How to Select, Wear & Care for Jewelry
Author – Renee Newman
Publisher - International Jewelry Publications (March 2007)
Book Description – This is a very good book, for jewelry professional as well as
non-professional general readers, which offers information on the right jewelry
to match a lifestyle, a budget and even a body type. This book includes wonderful
color photographs and detailed and clear information on how to select and wear jewelry
along with very useful tips on how to properly care for jewelry. |
 Book Title – Jewels and Jewelry
Author – Clare Phillips
Publisher - Watson-Guptill Publications (April 2000)
Book Description – This gem of a book sparkles with the diamonds, emeralds, rubies
and exceptional examples of goldsmith's art in the spectacular collection of England's
grand Victoria and Albert Museum. In addition to the full range of precious stones,
materials include jet, marcasite and steel. Russian crown jewels and other famous
pieces are shown, encompassing rings, brooches, pendants, earrings, tiaras, buckles,
hair combs, and decorative scent bottles. |
 Book Title – Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify,
Select & Care for These Gemstones
Author – Renee Newman
Publisher - International Jewelry Publications (March 2002)
Book Description – This user friendly and easy to understand book covers all required
technical details also to help consumers make wise purchases. This book’s photographs
are excellent with close-ups and magnifications of details such as finish, settings,
cut, clarity, flaws, and fakes. |
 Book Title – Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
Author – Simon & Schuster
Publisher - Fireside (March 1986)
Book Description – This is a very detailed and comprehensive book for anyone interested
in knowing about gems and precious stones. This easy-to-use book covers more than
450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, covering such aspects
as appearance, physical properties -- density, hardness, refraction -- occurrence,
and how to judge quality and value. |
 Book Title – The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
Author – George Frederick Kunz
Publisher - Dover Publications (June 1971)
Book Description – This book, written by a foremost gemologist, presents definitive
study of the magical abilities and strange characteristics of precious stones. It
covers wide range of sources to reveal magic, occult, medicinal and religious uses
of dozens of gems. |
 Book Title – The Nature of Diamonds
Author – George E. Harlow
Publisher - Cambridge University Press (October 1997)
Book Description – This is a comprehensive book for people who take interest in
nature's most coveted gem. Leading geologists, gemologists, physicists, and cultural
observers cover every facet of the stone, from its formation in the depths of the
Earth, its ascent to the surface, and its economic, regal, social, and technological
roles. Cutting-edge research takes the reader to the frontiers of diamond exploration
and exploitation. |
 Book Title – The Master Jewelers
Author – A. Kenneth Snowman
Publisher - Thames & Hudson (November 2002)
Book Description – This book includes chapters written by many connoisseurs and
scholars and covers history and productivity of various legendary jewelry firms
as well as master craftsmen in the decorative and applied arts. It includes many
historic photographs of master jewelers' shops, famous clients and lost works. |
 Book Title – Timepieces: Masterpieces of Chronometry
Author – David Christianson
Publisher - Firefly Books (November 2002)
Book Description – This colorful book is written by a renowned watchmaker who unfolds
history from the sundial to the atomic clock, accenting the inventions and artistry
of the craft. Numerous diagrams show various versions of a device.
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