History of Beads

The History of Beads looks at every conceivable aspect of these fascinating objects, unravelling the mysteries of the world’s rarest beads and exploring the cultural contexts from which beads have come. The historical, geographical and thematic features of beads are examined in the highly enjoyable text and the author discusses every known bead-making technique and the vast range of materials that have been used: precious and semi-precious stones; metals and minerals; shells; bone; wood; amber; coral; glass; lacquer and plastics.