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Theyareoneofthehighlightsoftheworldofjewellery.Fromtherectangulartotheroundandrounded:Cufflinksaretimelesseyecatchers.Thosewhoadorntheirshirtsleeveswithsuchworksofartcanbesuretoattractattention.Thisknowledgeablepublicationintroducesreaderstotheworldofcufflinks,tracingtheirstoryandshowingraredesigns.Cufflinksareamongthefewpiecesofjewellerywornbymenand,likewristwatches,areanessentialpartofmen’sfashion.Thefirstcufflinksappearedasearlyastheseventeenthcentury,buttheydidnotcomeintocommonusageuntilthelateeighteenthcenturyastheirdevelopmentwascloselyconnectedtothatofmen’sshirts.Nowadayscufflinksarelittleartworksthatallowmentoexpresstheirownpersonalityinanunderstatedway.Theirdesignandthematerialsfromwhichtheyaremadecanspeakvolumesaboutthewearer’spreferences,hobbiesandprofession.Designersarefascinatedbythechallengeascufflinksprovideonlyverylittlespacefortheirdesign,andthefourbuttonsthatmakeupapairhavetobewellcoordinated.Themostexquisiteexamplesarenowadaysoftentobefoundindrawersanddisplaycasesbelongingtocollectorsandmuseums.Thispublicationpresentsmorethan200ofthesetreasures.