2 comments about Glass Beads from Europe: With Value Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. I really devoured this book. The photographs show all the important types of older European beads beautifully, and the text was well researched and written.

   I was pleasantly surprised by maps explaining the whereabouts of the beadmakers, having lived in Germany.

   This book was written from a highly refined and educated passion.




2. Ms. Jargstorf's 3rd book on bead research is her most ambitious, and most provocative. She is on the most solid ground when discussing the beads of Germany and Central Europe. Her discussion of ancient beads is problematical, as very few of these are pictured to relate to the text. She offers a great many ideas and theories, but presents very little substantiation. Some of her ideas are just silly, or misinterpretations of history. The photographs are variable in quality and reproduction, are not numbered, and often do not enhance the text. The "Value Guide" is given in British Pounds Sterling, and is therefore not very useful. The most interesting beads are merely said to be "rare"--and no value given. As such, this section is almost pointless. I recommend this book, but only if the reader remembers that it has serious flaws, and is spurred to do some cross-referencing to other sources of information.

1 comments about Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry (Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide).

1. This book has some wonderful photographs, and lots of jewelry you won't see anywhere else. It covers many designers that are overlooked by many jewelry book authors. There is a lot of information in this book, making it as good for reading as it is for picture viewing.

No comments about Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection.

No comments about Antique Vienna Bronzes.

No comments about Collecting Antique Pewter: What to Look for and What to Avoid.

1 comments about Silver: Made In Scotland: Made in Scotland.

1. A most worthwhile effort on the part of the Scottish National Museum.
   It brings together so much information from various sources and allows us amateurs much research benefits and effort.
   It will become a "bible" for all silver collectors.
   Hugh Davies of Manor House Antiques, Shropshire.

No comments about Russian Silversmiths' Hallmarks 1700 to 1917.

1 comments about Miller's Silver & Sheffield Plate Marks: Including a Guide to Makers and Styles (Pocket Guides).

1. It took you soooooo long to send it that I was out of town by the time it arrived. The postoffice declared it undeliverable. I paid with Paypal for crying out loud.

1 comments about Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000: American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Volume 3.

1. Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward edit SILVER OF THE AMERICAS, 1600-2000: AMERICAN SILVER IN THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, packing in over 1,000 reproductions in a catalog which updates Kathryn Buhler's 1972 tome. All the American silver to enter the MFA's collection after 1972 are included, making for a powerful presentation packing in nearly 700 objects in over 400 entries. Perfect for dedicated art libraries strong in American jewelry history.

No comments about River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte.