Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. Well-illustrated account beginning with the earliest civilizations of the Near East and Middle East through the studio potters of the 20th century.
London: Laurence King, 2012. Contains step-by-step illustrations of all ceramic techniques, inspirational ceramic pieces from international potters, and a wealth of technical detail on glaze formulas and temperature conversions.
New York: Thames and Hudson, c1996. A concise survey, this book analyzes jewelry's changing fashions, explores its social context, and examines how it has been worn by both men and women.
Madison, WI: Hand Books Press, c1997. Features various techniques including fabricating, surface treatments, joining, finishing, stone setting, chain making, mechanisms and casting.
New York: Fairchild Publications, c1996. Over 14,000 definitions of fibers, fabrics, laws, and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles.
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Survey, from prehistory to the early 21st century, how textiles are made, what they are made from, how they function in society, the ways in which they are valued and given meaning, and the messages that they contain.