A Jeweler's Eye
A Jeweler's Eye

Author: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

Publisher: Computer Science Press, Incorporated

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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Diving for Starfish
Diving for Starfish

Author: Cherie Burns

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1250056209

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In the mid 1930s, in the workroom of Parisian jeweler Boivin, a jewelry designer created one of the most coveted pieces of jewelry in the world: the famous starfish pin. Created out of gold and encrusted with 71 cabochon rubies and 241 small amethysts, the starfish was distinctive because its five rays were articulated, meaning that they could curl and conform to the bustline or shoulder of the women who wore it. The House of Boivin made three of them. After seeing it in the showroom of a Manhattan jewelry merchant, Burns set off on a journey to find out all she could about the elusive pins and the women who owned them.

University Physics
University Physics

Author: OpenStax

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-04

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 9781680920451

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University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result. The text and images in this textbook are grayscale.

Optical Engineering Fundamentals
Optical Engineering Fundamentals

Author: Bruce H. Walker

Publisher: SPIE Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780819427649

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This text aims to expose students to the science of optics and optical engineering without the complications of advanced physics and mathematical theory.

Metal Artist's Workbench
Metal Artist's Workbench

Author: Thomas Mann

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2011-11-23

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781440311468

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Get to know the most diverse tool on your workbench—the jeweler's saw! Metal Artist's Workbench is your comprehensive guide for creating jewelry and other sawn projects by getting to know the jeweler's saw. Your personal instructor—veteran artist Thomas Mann—is eager to teach you everything you need to know about this well-loved tool. Following exercises designed to get you "sawing in the zone," you'll be inspired to try your hand (and saw) at any of the 15 stepped-out projects, such as the Light Switch Plate, Chef's Knife Pendant, Self-Portrait Pin or Maze Pendant. With Metal Artist's Workbench, you'll acquire the skill set to create impressive projects and learn: The anatomy of the jeweler's saw and how each part helps improve your sawing success The importance of sawing ergonomics and how the proper grip contributes to the "Whole Body Experience" Sawing techniques such as starting a cut, turning a corner, piercing and several trouble-shooting tips How to create beautiful projects from metal, plastic, wood and paper and more! Start "Sawin' Where Y' at" today and learn how to make the jeweler's saw your favorite tool on the bench!

An Inspired Style
An Inspired Style

Author: Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld

Publisher: Acc Art Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851497294

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Presents the stories and designs of the leading contemporary jewellery designers working across the globe today.

Sam Kramer
Sam Kramer

Author: Toni Greenbaum

Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9783897905641

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- A decisive chapter in American art jewelry- Author Toni Greenbaum captures Sam Kramer's spirit, intentions and humor- Previously unpublished photos of the mid-century New York art scene Despite being one of the most influential - and indeed most eccentric - of the American modernist jewelers, Sam Kramer (1913-1964) has received little recognition. His expressive, organic work and surreal workshop, located on West 8th Street in New York's Greenwich Village, paved the way for other mid-twentieth century metalsmiths, and for many more working today. Sam Kramer: Jeweler on the Edge investigates Kramer as both a seminal artist and a cult personality. Through lavish color photographs of rarely seen works as well as newly discovered archival material, the story of this unique individual is told against a backdrop of post-Second World War America, from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Mirroring both the existential angst and quirky humor of the Beat Generation, Sam Kramer embodied the iconoclastic spirit of his era.