The History of Beads
Since its publication in 1987, The History of Beads has become the world's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors, and scholars. In this new edition, bead expert Lois Sherr Dubin updates all chapters with the latest archeological discoveries, opens a new chapter on contemporary adornment since the 1980s, with a focus on glass beads, and best of all, adds 200 beads to what is considered by many to be the piece de resistance: the eight-page gatefold timeline that guides readers through...
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Since its publication in 1987, The History of Beads has become the world's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors, and scholars. In this new edition, bead expert Lois Sherr Dubin updates all chapters with the latest archeological discoveries, opens a new chapter on contemporary adornment since the 1980s, with a focus on glass beads, and best of all, adds 200 beads to what is considered by many to be the piece de resistance: the eight-page gatefold timeline that guides readers through the remarkably rich history of the world's first form of adornment.The latest revisions include the oldest bead ever discovered, dating to 108,000 b.c. and explain why beads worn on the human body were the original media communication system. Updates include the numerous maps scattered throughout, which have been modernized and are now in color; 72 formerly black-and-white images have been replaced with full color; and 125 new photographs were added to this edition. Beautifully packaged with a new cover, this revised and expanded edition is a must-have for devotees of the first edition and for the next generation of bead obsessives and aficionados.
Foreword9Acknowledgments13Introduction: Why a Book on Beads17The Beginnings21Antiquity: From Neolithic Times to the Roman Empire29Europe: The Late Roman Empire to the Renaissance65Prayer Beads79The World of Islam93The Age of European Expansion101Africa119The Far East: China, Korea, and Japan153India181Central Asia201Southeast Asia and the South Pacific223Middle and South America245North America261The Special Beads: Amber and Pearls291The Magical Eye Bead307The Twentieth Century: Europe and North America315Bead Chart: A Time Line of Bead History328Bead Shape Table342Glossary344Notes345Bibliography350Index356Photography Credits and Bead Chart Credits364
