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End of January Book Review by
Sam Mitchell


Title: Cameos Classical to Costume With Valve  Guide
Author: Monica Lynn Clements and Patricia Rosser Clements
Type of Book: Hardcover
Average Price: $ 59.95
In or Out of Print: Still in print
Number of Pages: 224
Brief Description of Book: Book is said to be the first of its kind. Book covers Cameos from
the 1700s to present in all the materials that they have been made of.


NOTE:   Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure:
1 Being “Forget It” and 10 Being “Must Have”

QUANTITY OF PICTURES:
    Comments: The book has over 500 pictures of 1400 cameos
   SCORE: 9

QUALITY OF PICTURES:
    Black and White Pictures? None
    Color? All Color pictures
    How good are the pictures? The pictures run from Not very good to Very good
    Are there close ups of the marks? None
    Comments: Pictures run from Not very Good to Very good and there are no marks
   Shown but the ones marked are Identified but then the book is not about marks.
    SCORE: 8

QUANTITY OF INFORMATION:
    Range of information offered? The covers a very wide range of information
    Is information thorough? Yes
    Comments: Excellent Information
    SCORE: 9

QUALITY OF INFORMATION:
    Accuracy (are there mistakes?): None that I know of
    Comments:
    SCORE: 9

VALUES LISTED:
    Are they helpful or realistic? Hmmm
    Comments: The book was written in 1998 so forget about the prices
    SCORE: 7

USER FRIENDLY:
    Is the book easy to read and follow? Yes
    Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)? Yes
    Comments: The book does really well here
    SCORE: 9
     

TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 8.5


Is this a must have book? Yes


Overall Comments: A really good book to look at if nothing else. I really liked the 7 pages of
plaster impressions of cameos from the 1700s these are a important part of history. I also liked the Cameo carved from Opal on page 14 and there are several pictures of Two Profile
Tigers Eye cameos from the middle 1800s which are my personal favorites that I wear.
I did not find a single Berlin Iron or Steel Cameo in the book. The book also covers a lot of the Glass and Plastic Cameos which are becoming more collectible.
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