Further Reading
There are a number of publicity leaflets, guides and books about the Quarter. Free leaflets and guides are available from the Jewellery Quarter Information Centre (by the Jewellery Quarter clock) telephone 0121 604 7700 and include:-
· Jewellery Quarter Platinum Guide
· Jewellery Quarter Art Trail Map & Guide
· The Jewellery Quarter Dark Trail
· Other leaflets on Museums etc
Additionally, a variety of books have been written about the Quarter and a good place to buy these books is at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street.
Set out below are publications that are available:
A Silversmith’s Manual – Bernard Cuzner – £15.99
Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery – Vivienne Beck – £30.00
Birmingham At Play – Anton Douglas – £7.99
Brum and Brummies – Carl Chinn MBE – £13.95
City state and Nation – Roger Ward – £20.00
Clock and Watch Repairs – Donald de Carle – £18.99
Diamonds – Fred Ward – £9.95
Diamond Ring Buying Guide – Rennee Newmann – £17.50
Gemcare – Fred Ward – £4.99
Gemstones of the World – Walter Schumann – £18.50
Hallmark Booklet – £1.00
Handsworth Old and New – F W Hackwood – £16.95
Homes for People – Carl Chinn MBE – £12.95
Jet Jewellery and Ornaments – Helen Muller – £3.50
Jewellery Making in Birmingham, 1750-1995 – Shena Mason (Phillimore, 1998)
Jewellery Manufacture and Repair – Charles Jarvis – £14.99
Metal Techniques for Craftsmen – Oppi Untracht – £45.00
One Thousand Years of Brum – Carl Chinn MBE – £29.95
Positively Birmingham – Jonathan Berg – £17.50
The Assay Office Booklet – The Assay Office – £2.50
The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter – English Heritage – £35.00
The Birmingham Pearlies – Carl Chinn MBE – £10.00
The Girl from Hockley – Kathleen Dayus – £7.99
The Jewellery Quarter – Marie Haddleton – £3.50
The Soho Mint – Richard Doty – £40.00
The Story of Silver English Brooches – John Patrick Brian – £12.99
The Streets of Brum Part Two – Carl Chinn MBE – £13.95
