Worldwide history of beads, The
Since its first publication in 1987 as The History of Beads, this book hasbecome the world's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors and...
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Since its first publication in 1987 as The History of Beads, this book hasbecome the world's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors and scholars.Lois Sherr Dubin covers 40,000 years of bead history, tracing the evolutionof beads from Neolithic times through the Mesopotamian, Phoenician,Greek, Roman and Byzantine civilizations to Venetian, Bohemian, ArtNouveau and contemporary bead craftsmanship. A spectacular 8-pagegatefold timeline supplements her text. Over 5,000 bead types arereproduced in colour, including fine examples of special beads such asprayer beads, magic eye' beads and amulets, Roman face beads, Japaneseojime, amber and pearls.Reissued in paperback with a new cover, The Worldwide History of Beadsremains a source of endless delight for anyone who has ever beencaptivated by the beauty of beads.
Autor@: Sherr Dubin, Lois
ISBN: 978-0-500-29177-1
Idioma: Inglés
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