L’ÉCOLE’s Books
In line with its research projects and its mission to spread the culture of jewelry arts with a large audience, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts regularly publishes books, in partnership with museums and publishing houses, which are now available for sale at L’ÉCOLE bookstore.
Discover Gems
Spanning the ages, from ancient cultures to today’s collectors on six continents of the world, gemstones possess a nearly mythical prestige, fueling our collective imagination with their color, fieriness and luster. Brilliant gems symbolize wealth and power, and are also tangible evidence of the breadth of geological time, a saga billions of years old—that of the Earth.
François Farges and Olivier Segura take us on a journey to discover these gems and how they formed, sharing our planet’s most intriguing secrets through the stories they have to tell. From the properties of benitoite to the symbolism of jade and to the Grand Sapphire of the French Crown Jewels, this guide, illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, immerses readers in the fascinating world of more than 500 gems designations.
Details
Authors: François Farges, Olivier Segura
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts – Dunod
Publication: March 2023
Available languages
English
Korean
Characteristics
Format: 17 x 24 cm
208 pages
1,000 images
The Art of the Jeweler, Excellence and Craftsmanship
This book tells the story of how a piece of jewelry comes to life, from the first sketch to the final polish, paying tribute to the diversity, stringency and technical savvy that goes into each of the steps involved in creating bold and precious jewels.
This book tells the story of how a piece of jewelry comes to life, from the first sketch to the final polish, paying tribute to the diversity, stringency and technical savvy that goes into each of the steps involved in creating bold and precious jewels.
Details
Author: Guillaume Glorieux
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Gallimard
Publication: April 2019
Available languages
English
Korean
Characteristics
Format: 15 x 20 cm
76 pages
120 images
The Invisible Collection
Written by Stefan Zweig and published in 1925, The Invisible Collection is the second title in the Dédale series. Co-published by L'ÉCOLE and the Italian publishing house Franco Maria Ricci, this series features major literary works as well as little-known or obscure texts, all with ties to the world of jewelry, precious stones and the arts in general.
Details
Authors: Stefan Zweig, Pedro Corrêa do Lago (for.), Guillaume Glorieux (intro.), Honoré Daumier (ill.)
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Franco Maria Ricci
Publication: May 2025
Available language
English
Characteristics
Format: 12 x 23 cm
95 pages
23 images
Madame De
Written by Louise de Vilmorin and published in 1951, Madame de is the fourth title in the Dédale series. Co-published by L'ÉCOLE and the Italian publishing house Franco Maria Ricci, this series features major literary works as well as little-known or obscure texts, all with ties to the world of jewelry, precious stones and the arts in general.
Details
Authors: Louise de Vilmorin, Patrick Mauriès (for.), Emmanuelle Amiot (intro.), Laurent de Commines (ill.)
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Franco Maria Ricci
Publication: November 2025
Available language
English
Characteristics
Format: 12 x 23 cm
109 pages
19 images
For the Love of Jewelry
From Pliny the Elder to Pauline Réage–not to mention Rabelais, Maupassant, Romain Gary, Robert Desnos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcel Proust and many more–jewelry is synonymous with literature, popular music and opera.
Details
Authors: Collective, texts selected and presented by Jean-Noël Mouret
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Mercure de France
Publication: October 2018
Available language
English
Characteristics
Format: 10 x 16 cm
128 pages
Designing Jewels
Since the 15th century, these jewels on paper–bearers of unfulfilled dreams–have lurked in the shadows of the pieces to which they often gave birth. This book features 100 drawings sheds light on the value of these sketches, which are simultaneously tools, archival documents and works of art in their own right.
Details
Authors: Collective, under the direction of Guillaume Glorieux. With contributions from Michaël Decrossas and Stéphanie Desvaux.
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts – Norma
Publication: October 2021
Available languages
Bilingual French-English
Characteristics
Format: 22 x 28 cm
192 pages
130 images
Lacloche Joailliers
The Lacloche maison is a treasure of Parisian jewelry making. Drawing on family archives and two extraordinary, unpublished albums packed with goauches of jewelry, boxes and pendulums crafted for the International Exhibition of 1925, this first monograph contains 700 documents that showcase the jewelry house's extraordinary creations.
Details
Authors: Laurence Mouillefarine, Véronique Ristelhueber
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Norma
Publication: October 2019
Available languages
Bilingual French-English
Characteristics
Format: 25 x 31 cm
319 pages
700 images
Cameos and Intaglios. The Art of Engraved Gemstones
With over 100 precious masterpieces selected from the world's greatest museums and private collections, this reference book is an introduction to the history of glyptic art, or the art of engraved stones with motifs that appear in relief (cameos) or incised into the stone (intaglios).
Details
Author: Philippe Malgouyres
Publishers: L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Gallimard
Publication: April 2022
Available language
English
Characteristics
Format: 15 x 20 cm
76 pages
120 images