THE DESIGN & CREATION OF JEWELRY , BY ROBERT VON NEUMANN 1961

AMAZING MODERNIST JEWELRY MAKING BOOK. LEARN HOW TO MAKE FABULOUS MID CENTURY MODERN JEWELRY!

LOADED WITH GORGEOUS PHOTOS IN B&W . INCLUDES STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS, DRAWINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. CONTENTS: MATERIALS AND TOOLS - METALS, ALLOYS , ENAMELS, GEMS , WOOD, PLASTICS. BASIC TECHNIQUES - TRANSFERRING DESIGN TO METAL , SAWING, FILING, CUTTING, STAMPING, SOLDERING, ETC. SUPPLEMENTARY METAL TECHNIQUES - FORMING , FORGING, CASTING, FUSING, ETC. DECORATIVE SURFACE TECHNIQUES - ENGRAVING, ETCHING, FILIGREE, INLAYING, USE OF GLASS, ETC. SHAPES OF JEWELRY - POSSIBILITES AND LIMITATIONS - PINS BROOCHES PENDANTS NECKLACES EARRINGS BRACELETS RINGS CUFF LINKS AND MORE. STIMULANTS FOR THE MIND'S EYE , BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES. BIBLIOGRAPHY, SUPPY SOURCES FOR TOOLS AND MATERIALS, APPENDIX , INDEX

ARTISTS INCLUDE ROBERT VON NEUMANN ALICE BOATRIGHT ROBERT PIERRON ELISABETH TRESKOW JOHN PAUL MILLER PHILIP FIKE AND OTHERS.