The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in the history of the emergence of precious stones and metals, the history of famous people and their jewelry. It presents unexpected materials and information about the most famous jewelry and their owners from ancient times to the present day. The main purpose of this book is to systematize extensive historical information and enable the reader to get acquainted with each example of unique jewelry art or an object from royal treasures. The genre of the book is a small entertaining illustrated encyclopedia.