[Jewelry making - Article 00376] - Re: [Orchid] Inspirational books

[Trevor F]

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>     My Google search found no "Jewelry Making and Design" by Herbert
>     Maryon. .... Maryon wrote (among other books) "Metalwork and
>     Enamelling," which I have never seen. If you mean the latter, I'd
>     love to know, since I'm not an enamellist but I'm always looking
>     for books on design. 

Hello Lisa,

    My apologies. You are quite right. I own both books --both Dovers by
    the way-- and have found them both very useful. I've spent a lot of
    time reading and studying the Maryon book so I think that led me to
    transposing the authorship in my previous post. 

    The Rose/Cirino book, "Jewelry Making and Design", does a pretty
    decent job of covering the basics of fabrication, setting and casting
    in it's first half and then devotes the entire second half of the book
    to designing jewelry from natural shapes and forms. I realize you
    know the book but I thought I'd mention this to elaborate a little
    for others. 

    The Herbert Maryon book, "Metalwork and Enamelling", is also an
    excellent entry-level text and a historical reference. It's loaded
    with all kinds of practical, hands-on information. But it is a product
    of it's time (pub. 1912) and has a much different style of
    presentation that we're used to today, very 19th century. It's an
    amazing book though covering everything from making your own solder
    through gem setting to foundry casting. As much as I've found other
    parts of the book to be of great value I'd have to say, as one who
    has never tried enameling, that that portion of the book (30 pages) is
    more along the lines of an introduction and comments on the various
    forms of the enameling art than an in-depth or practical guide. I
    found Maryon's chapter on design brief (10 pages) but interesting
    reading. 

Again, my apologies for the error.

Cheers,
Trevor F.


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