Mansell, Amanda — Adorn: New Jewellery

London, UK, Laurence King Publishing, 2008. Paperback. Black wraps with color photo-illustration and white lettering; 272 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color. "This showcase of new jewellery offers a global view of exciting work from 200 cutting-edge jewellery designers. Highlighting the diverse forms that contemporary jewellery takes, from simple wedding or commitment rings, to elaborate body jewellery that blurs the boundaries between art and adornment, to catwalk jewellery specially commissioned for couture collections. Adorn includes pieces made using the latest industrial technologies and processes, as well as more traditional methods and materials." -- WorldCat. Good (Wraps are edgeworn, scuffed, smudged and foxed; textblock edges are worn, smudged lightly and scuffed; pages have a very light toning to the outer edges; page 17 was bent; interior is clean; binding is solid.) .