| Beads of the World Revised Edition Contributor(s): Francis, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 076430884X ISBN-13: 9780764308840 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 Annotation: The best and broadest reference on the origins and uses of beads available to date. Written to encourage collectors, it explores the importance of beads in their native settings in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually discussed, and newly revised values are provided to help the collector. Click for more in this series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Crafts & Hobbies - Antiques & Collectibles | Jewelry |
| Dewey: 391 |
| LCCN: 99066871 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 8.49" W x 11.01" L (1.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The friendly text and hundreds of color photographs of beads from around the world bring order to this awesome field of growing popular interest. This new book makes the identification of beads possible. Written to encourage collectors and clarify the origins and uses of beads in their native settings, this book provides the best and broadest reference available to date. Furthermore, newly revised pricing information makes this book useful in today's marketplace. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually discussed. Then Mr. Francis traces certain types of beads to their origins in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa--literally circling the globe. Jewelry makers and collectors, artists, hobbyists and serious historians alike will find Mr. Francis's personally researched and clearly stated explanations fascinating. |
Contributor Bio(s): Francis, Peter: - Peter Francis, Jr. is the founder of the Center for Bead Research in Lake Placid, New York. His dedicated work as a bead historian has taken him around the world several times. |
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