PUBLICATIONS

Publications

This page lists relevant books and other types of publications relating to enamels. Each listing provides a link on where to buy.


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Lark Books

Part of the Lark Book 500 Series. More than 300 international contemporary artists have contributed museum-worthy pieces. The broad technical applications include everything from simple sifting and torch firing to complex cloisonné and plique-à -jour.

Anonymous

Overview of all crafts, pictures, where to show

American Craft Council

72 Spring Street

New York, NY 10012-4019

Tel: 212-274-0630; Fax: 212-274-0650

Dale Reeves

with Robin Allison

(Schiffer Book for Collectors)

192 pps., full color, hardback.

Anonymous

Box 502 * Benicia CA 94510-0502

Designed exclusively for visual fine artists. Each issue is hand-selected and checked for accuracy. A complete sample issue is available on request from.

Anonymous

West Coast Contemporary Art. Lists juried exhibitions online and in the magazine.

PO Box 52100

Palo Alto, CA 94303-0751

Tel: 800-733-2916; Fax: 262-495-8703

Anonymous

Publications by Charles Lewton-Brain, jeweler

PO Box 1624, St. M.

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1E3, Canada

(403) 263-3955 Fax (403)283-9053

Felecia Leban and Louise Mitchell

Dover Publications, Inc. New York, © 1980.

Lilyan Bachrach

Lilyan received the Enamelist Society's 2005 Woodrow Carpenter award. This new book, a hard cover, enlarged edition of Enameling with Professionals (out of print, but used copies are available) is 192 pages, with eleven new texts and over 350 color photos by 88 enamelists. 34 experienced enamelists share their specialized knowledge - only $39.95.

Jeannine Falino

In conjunction with an exhibition (2008 ) curated by Jeannine Falino at The Fuller Craft Museum, this beautifully illustrated new book by Jamie Bennett, one of the most important enamelists today, has been published now. Full color. Hardcover. 150 pages.

Denise Palmer

Peter Williams (Photographer), Jane Moore; Publisher: Lorenz Books; October 1998

Glenice E. Matthews

Chilton Press, ISBN: 080197285X, 1984.

Jeanne Werge Hartley 

Kenneth F. Bates

The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, © 1951

Fred Ball

Va Nostrad Reinhold, NY 1972. Out of Print, but a great book if you can find a copy

Jinks McGrath

The Wellfleet Press, A Division of Book Sales, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, © 1994.

Ian Wardropper and Julia Day

The extraordinary collection of Limoges enamels, from the late 15th through the early 17th century, acquired by Frick in 1916 from the estate of J. P. Morgan. D Giles Limited, London, U.K. ©2015 

The Society of North American Goldsmiths

Jewelry, metalwork, enameling, great photos

SNAG 540 Oak Street, Suite A

Eugene, OR 97401

Tel: 541-345-5689; Fax: 541-345-1123

William Harper

 A Complete Introduction to the Craft of Enameling © 1973, Golden Press, New York

Linda Darty

This book covers all the popular techniques, the fundamentals of setting up a studio, and 14 fabulous projects.

Full color book with all enameling basics, 21 projects with step by step instructions, comprehensive troubleshooting and over 170 finished enameled photos by 71 contemporary enamelists. Click here to learn more about this book. After a second printing, this book is now out of print.

Walter Chamberlain

© 1972, Thames and Hudson LTD, London. Excellent if you are etching Champleve or Basse Taille.

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