Jewelry Art. From the Middle Ages to the present day

In this luxurious gift edition, the history of European jewelry from the Middle Ages to the present day is traced. The art critic and curator of one of the richest jewelry in the world-the collections of the London Museum of Victoria and Albert-unfolds the exciting panorama: religious art and the revival of antiquity, “pledges of love” and Victorian mourning, the movement of arts and crafts, ar-nouvo and ar-deco, Faberge And Rene Lalik, legendary Cartier and Tiffany firms, shocking and contradictory copyright jewelry of contemporary artists - Simon Kostin, Stephen Webster, Gerda Flekinger, Wandy Ramshow. This book is unique and stunning illustrations - more than 350 color photographs of the highest quality allow you to consider the famous jewelry in detail, so it will probably become an inspiration for artists and designers, art historians and historians, and for all who are not indifferent to the beautiful