"Treasury of the World - Jewelled Arts of India In the Age of the Mughals - The Al Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum" published by Thames & Hudson features 160 pages with over 300 photographs - many illustrating objects never previously published. These pieces range from rings, necklaces and other body ornaments to astonishingly detailed jewelled work on objects as diverse as boxes, flasks, bowls and daggers. They are presented and analysed in themes that include stone settings, precious metal inlay in hard stones, relief decoration in hammered metals, engraved gold-backed jewels, stones set on a gold floral ground, gold-embellished steel, relief carved ornaments, carved set gems, the varieties of gemstone forms and inscribed royal stones. The book concludes with a selection of particularly magnificent pieces of incomparable splendour. Condition: Very good.