A study of Renaissance jewellery and the meanings it carried: love and friendship, faith, superstition and dynastic pride. The text is Assouline's abridged edition of Yvonne Hackenbroch's landmark 1979 work, set against an age when the known world was expanding from the Old World to the New. Around 200 illustrations and a slipcased hardcover make it a serious reference for anyone drawn to historic jewels.

• Author: Yvonne Hackenbroch
• Pages: 292
• Dimensions: 27.9 × 35.6 cm
• Format: Hardcover in slipcase
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• ISBN: 9781614282037