This remarkable book is a comprehensive history of beads. Collected between these covers are several thousand examples of beads, beaded jewelry, and beadwork representing 40,000 years of history and drawn from every major culture and region of the world. Author Lois Dubin presents the panoramic scope of these ubiquitous objects, unravels the mysteries of the world's rarest beads, and explores the myriad cultural contexts from which beads have come. In over 100 illustrations in full color, the beads of the world are displayed. Also included are a bead-shape chart and and extraordinary 8-page foldout of over 2,000 beads in full color, assembled as a timeline that places every important bead type in its cultural and historic context. This book is the result of thirty years of studying, collecting, and lecturing on beads.
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