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　　In its original hardcover edition (1987), this remarkable book

was the first comprehensive history of beads ever published. It

includes several thousand examples of beads, beaded jewelry, and

beadwork representing 30,000 years of history and drawn from every

major culture and region of the world. Now largely unavailable in

hardcover and still the most authoritative book on the subject, it

is finally available in paperback at a very attractive price. For

thousands of years, beads have pl

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　　Lois Sherr Dubin was trained as a landscape architect, and her

international practice enabled her to travel widely and to obtain

beads from numerous countries. She is also the author of North

American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the

Present. Dubin lives in New York City. --This text refers to the

Paperback edition

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　　From Library Journal

　　Beads have played an important role in every major civilization

and have traveled widely as valuable and easily portable objects of

adornment. This comprehensive and visually stimulating history

focuses on the bead in its cultural context as personal decoration,

currency, status symbol, magical charm, and form of cultural

communication. Complementing the well-documented text are full-page

color photographs of beads from museums and private collections;

maps showing bead-making centers and distribution routes; and a

fold-out chart of every major bead type (over 1230) from the dawn

of history to the present. Highly recommended for academic and

large public libraries. Janice Zlendich, California State Univ.

Lib., Fullerton

　　Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers

to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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　　Beads have been used throughout the ages and in virtually every

culture, not simply as adornment but to express social

circumstances, political occurrences, and religious beliefs; as a

form of currency; or as symbolic embodiments of curative powers.

And they're colorful, made of various interesting materials, and

can be combined in endless configurations. With more than 100 crisp

color photos and intelligently written text that reaps the benefits

of the author's 30 years of research, The History of Beads

documents bead styles and uses in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and

the Far East. Ranging from prehistoric times to the 20th century,

this book stops along the way to consider the magic eye bead,

prayer beads, and beads with other special attributes. An

eight-page color gatefold section offers a fascinating timeline of

the bead's history at a glance. Bead devotees can satisfy their

curiosity about their medium of choice and draw inspiration for

their own creations from the beautiful photos of necklaces,

collars, bags, headdresses, and other beaded ornaments. --Amy Handy

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of

this title

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In its original hardcover edition (1987), this remarkable book was the first comprehensive history of beads ever published. It includes several thousand examples of beads, beaded jewelry, and beadwork representing 30,000 years of history and drawn from every major culture and region of the world. Now largely unavailable in hardcover and still the most authoritative book on the subject, it is finally available in paperback at a very attractive price. For thousands of years, beads have played an important role throughout the world, from Japan to Cameroon. This highly unusual and innovative volume surveys the fascinating story of their evolution: beads have been used as a medium of trade, as talismans, as personal adornment, as status symbols, and as religious artifacts. They are capsules of cultural, historical, and technological information. This ambitious survey of beads and their unique contribution to history features more than 380 illustrations, most in full color, a spectacular illustrated time line of bead history, detailed maps, a chart of bead shapes, and a highly readable text by Lois Sherr Dubin.