"This magnificent book celebrates the world-renowned jewellery collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, ranging from exquisite early medieval pieces to superb examples of the jeweller's art from the Renaissance to the present day. The collection contains objects from all over Europe and North America which illustrate every important style, from Baroque, Neo-Classical and Art Nouveau to the late twentieth-century avant-garde." from dust jacket. Includes one work by Marjorie Schick, "Ring of Fire."
