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After 13 years of translation and development, Brynmorgen Press is pleased to announce the publica-tion of The Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing, by Erhard Brepohl. This comprehensive book was first published in East Germany in 1961 and has for many years been the standard reference work for jewelers and metalsmiths in Europe. Imagine a textbook for a college level metallurgy class… now add a reference book for machinists and toolmakers… combine that with a chemistry class focused on the issues that arise in a metalsmithing stu-dio, then layer on practical information on settings, chains, catches, casting and gemstones. This huge book is a must-have for all serious metalsmiths! The text was translated by Charles Lewton-Brain and edited by Tim McCreight, a meticulous word-by-word process to capture the value of the original while making it comfortable for English-readers.