The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present

by Lois Sherr Dubin

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810951746
• ISBN13: 9780810951747
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 5.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary