Beads: A History and Collector's Guide

by Stefany Tomalin

Until recently beads were under-researched. Even today in the UK, antique markets, necklaces and single beads still turn up in bargain boxes at cheap prices, whether glass, plastic, semiprecious stones - in fact almost anything that can have a threadable hole - or ethnic jewellery, holiday souvenirs or lavish carnival costume accessories. Throughout history, beads have shown prestige and wealth in their roles as trade goods, heirlooms and dowry, markers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445658658
• ISBN13: 9781445658650
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"