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Wedding tiaras, headpieces, bridal crowns, and jewelry: a Bibliography.


The following resources were used for the preparation of this article:

(N.B: The American spelling is Jewelry, The British spelling is Jewellery. Both spellings are correct).

  1. Munn, Geoffrey, Tiaras Past and Present , London, V&A Publications, 2002
  2. Scarisbrick, Diana, TIARA, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2000
  3. Tapert, Annette, and Edkins, Tiana, The Power of STYLE, New York, Crown Publishers, 1994
  4. Philips, Clare, Jewels and jewelry,New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000
  5. Proddow, Penny, and Fasel, Marion BEJEWELED, New York, Harry n. Abrtams, Inc. 2001
  6. Munn, Geoffrey, TIARAS A History of Splendor, England, Geoffrey C. Munn, 2001
  7. Baldridge, Letitia, Legendary Brides, Ontario, Canada, Madison press Books, 2000
  8. Becker, Vivienne, Art Nouveau Jewelry, London, 1985
  9. Field, Leslie, The Jewels of Queen Elisabeth II, Her Personal Collection, London, 1992
  10. Habsburg, Geza von, and Marina Lopato, Fabergé--Imperial JewelerLondon, 1994
  11. Scarisbrick, Diana, Ancestral Jewellery, London, 1989
  12. Menkes, Suzy, The Royal Jewels, London, 1985
  13. Becker, V. Antique and 20th-century Jewellery, London, 1980
  14. Becker, V. Art Nouveau Jewellery, London, 1985
  15. Becker, V. Fabulous Fakes, London, 1988
  16. Muller, P. Jewels in Spain, 1500-1800, New York, 1972
  17. Pullée, C 20th century Jewellery, London, 1990
  18. Hackenbroch, Y., Renaissance Jewellery, London, 1979
  19. Néret, G., Boucheron, New York, 1988
  20. Victorian and Albert Museum, Gerda Flöckinger, London, 1986
  21. Walters Art Gallery , Jewelry: Ancient to Modern, Baltimore, 1979

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and are highly recommended.