305 Authentic Art Nouveau Jewelry Designs (Dover Jewelry and Metalwork)

this little book has lovely illustrations of designs from yesteryear they have given me some ideas for some drawings I want to do and some jewellery making ideas. a worthy buy for my collection

excellent

I bought this for a friend who is a professional jewellery designer and gemologist. She is always seeking inspiration and has a love for art nouveau design. The illustrations are detailed and in black and white which suited her needs. If you are looking for a book which has lots of colour plates, this probably isnt the one for you. But,if like my friend you are in the business of design it is excellent.

Well researched, exquisite and inspirational book.

Having read the other reviews I was in two minds as to whether or not to buy this book but decided that as it was not too expensive I would get it. I know that the reviews said the pictures were only black and white and this led me to think they might be design drawings rather than photographs but I was, sadly, mistaken. The pictures are all monochromes of grey and the pictures are not that clear. Furthermore, the page and illustration numbering are somewhat chaotic and it is difficult to work out which item is which from the given list, which does not give any description of the jewellery construction, e.g. set with pearls/enamelled/gold/silver etcetera and because the pictures are all monochrome it is difficult to tell what embellishments have been used. There are some very attractive jewellery designs which would be useful when planning on making your own work but as the plates are not sharp it is difficult to see how the design lines are formed. There are a lot of repetitive types of jewellery, especially hair ornaments that are quite similar. It is not clear which pictures are of rings as the angle of the photograph is insufficient to show the circular nature of the rings and the detail is somewhat blurred. All in all, a disappointing book.

A good book for inspiration and research. I would use it for an example book for students in either jewellery or costume for theatre.

Interesting collection of designs. I would like to see better defined draws. However, the designs are fantastic and represent quite well that period.

Black and white book no details about drawing do not buy waste of money for price and costs 3.99 to return

Amazing book with very high quality illustrations and prints

Regular. El precio es caro para la colección interior. Bien sin más. Trae varios diseños de gran diversidad. Esta bien para inspirarse pero los he visto mejores.

アールヌーボー特有の線の流れの美しさを堪能できる一冊。カラーではないが、何ら問題なし。

I have wanted this book for a long time. I am not disappointed.

Many of the pictures are black and white. If you are using this for a craft project, there are better books to use.