Product Description

For thousands of years, beads have been used by many different societies and cultures in numerous ways - for personal adornment above all, but also for trade, and as talismans, status symbols or religious artefacts. This book embraces 40,000 years of bead history, examining and illustrating many examples drawn from every major culture and region of the world. It focuses on both history and design, and should be of interest to collectors, beadworkers, and designers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1176094 in Books
• Published on: 1995-09-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 136 pages

Customer Reviews

A bead lover's must have - lavish colour illustrations
Although this is the Concise Edition (Amazon have the full edition) it is, nonetheless, a very comprehensive book covering beads from 30,000 b.c. to the present day. It includes a beautifully illustrated fold out chart showing the time line of bead history, a bead shape table and glossary.

Written by Lois Sherr Dubin who not only knows her subject but shows a love of her subject not always apparent in some histories.

The book underlines the importance of beads throughout history whether for religious purposes or to scare the enemy. Primarily beads are used for adornment and the many forms and materials used by both men and women to show off their wealth and position in society have been in use over the thousands of years this book covers. Very highly recommended to the collector and enthusiast.