Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition

Book info: Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition (Hardcover, 288 pages) – Schiffer, 2004. Language: English.

This book provides the best study of Art and Crafts style jewelry and metalwork to date. Devised late in the 19th century as a reaction to industrialized manufacturing, the Arts and Crafts movement stressed naturalistic materials, designs and techniques. The book begins with the British movement and traces the roots of this "new art" including its characteristics, materials, motifs, influences and makers' marks. Biographical sketches are provided for over 240 of the most influential British designers/jewelers/metalworkers, with discussions of the guilds, schools and commercial firms. In over 700 photographs, nearly 400 in glorious color, the success of these designs to provide fascinating and beautiful objects is demonstrated. Editorial Reviews About the Author Elyse Zorn Karlin has been collecting antiques and jewelry for nearly thirty years. She lives outside New York City with her husband and son in an Arts and Crafts period house.