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 enlarge | Author: Lark Books
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 80370
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 420
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 8 x 1.4
ISBN: 1600590543
Dewey Decimal Number: 739.2782
EAN: 9781600590542
ASIN: 1600590543
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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 Glorious Rings February 10, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The title for this book almost made me hesitate to purchase this, to say I am ecstatic I did is an understatement. The tag line of celebrating commitment also does not do justice. Whilst the intent is to focus on the arena of weddings, the vast majority of the rings shown could be worn by anyone at anytime, certainly not "restricted" to weddings.
A wonderful array of styles and techniques are showcased, I especially loved the use of non precious metals such as iron, set between gold - fabulous contrasts of raw, uncut stones alongside the sparkle of brilliant cut gems. All the precious metals are here of course as are the precious and semi precious gems. It was good to see a small number of non traditional materials being used such as rubber, acrylics, resins etc.
There are indeed a couple of pieces that stretch the imagination in this field, a few that are in my opion hard to be classified in the wedding/commitment category, but who are we to judge another artists vision? Simply marvel at the construction of this wonderful adornment.
Folded, Formed, Inlaid, Fabricated, Mokume Gane, Forged, Etched, the list goes on and on, every technique and style imaginable seems to be represented, best still - 95% of them are wearable.
I would go so far as to say I prefer this book to 1000 Rings, and I liked 1000 Rings a great deal. I have this book in my studio where students are free to browse through the library, to date no one has made any comment other than "I need this book"...
 Inspiration January 28, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Strang what a book in the same serie can be so different. This contens many beautiful ring with gives me much inspiration.
500 wedding rings December 27, 2007
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is similar to 1000 Rings, but I think the rings in this book tend to be more wearable. Its a good book. I think I would have preferred it if the book was just 500 Rings, rather than making it about a specific type of ring. Any ring could be a wedding or engagement ring if it was used as such, but I get the impression that when some of these rings were made, the maker had no thoughts of the ring being a wedding ring until they saw the Lark Books call for entries for 500 Wedding Rings. That is not to say they are bad pieces, it's just that with some of them I wonder why they are in the book. What makes a ring a wedding ring? The artist submitting the images saying it is? That is why I don't really like the idea of the book being about a specific type of ring.
If you like 1000 Rings, 500 Earrings, Brooches, Necklaces, etc, you might as well get this one too.
Lucky to see a copy before publication! November 25, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
WOW! I had the opportunity to see the whole book 1 week before publication from one of the authors and all I can say it will make you speechless!
I wrote down like 35 page number notes in my notebook to look again some designs when I'll get my copy!
Lark Books is genius!
Benjamin Pastrana
Puerto Rico
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