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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Publication Title –
Metalsmith
Publication Web Link – www.snagmetalsmith.org
Publication Description – This magazine offers in-depth content on
Metalsmithing and Jewelry.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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