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The Jeweler’s Art. By Katherine Macfarlane. Detroit, Mich.: Lucent Books Gale 2007. 1 vol. $32.45. 112 p. $32.45. ISBN 10: 1-59018-984-1; 13: 978-1-59018-984-9.

Jewelry is less often taught in high school art classes possibly because of the cost of the materials. However, jewelry is important not only from the perspective of students in art classes, but also as it is created and worn throughout history. After the introduction, chapters are divided by periods of history including "Ancient Times," "The Greeks and Romans," "The Early Middle Ages," "The Romanesque and Gothic Eras," "The Renaissance," "Baroque and Rococo," "The Victorians and Edwardians," and "The Modern Jeweler’s Art."   Inset boxes offer additional information, and color photographs enhance the text