Twentieth-century Jewellery

The largest and most diverse anthology on jewelry, supported with aconcise, authoritative and stimulating essay. This is the third book inSkira's series dedicated to the modern decorative arts, following ItalianArt Ceramics 1900-1950and Twentieth-century Fabrics. The work is organizedchronologically into eight sections and includes analysis of such topics asthe Art Nouveau period; great names such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels,and Tiffany; European and American production from the 1950s; and theadvent of computer driven-designs.Twentieth-century Jewellery includes ananalysis of some 350 jewels by artists and designers operating in Europeand the United States. The volume also features a biography of theprincipal production houses, master jewelers and designers; a glossary oftechnical terms; technical information; a bibliography divided by theme;and an index of names.