The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present
by Dubin, Lois Sherr
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- Hardcover
- first
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- NEW/NEW
- ISBN 10
- 0810907364
- ISBN 13
- 9780810907362
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 30 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Why a book on beads; The beginnings; Antiquity: from Neolithic times to the Roman Empire; Europe: the late Roman empire to the Renaissance; Prayer beads; The world of Islam; The age of European expansion; Africa; The Far East: China, Korea, and Japan; India; Central Asia; Southeast Asia and the South Pacific; Middle and South America; North America; The special beads: amber and pearls; The magical eye bead; The twentieth century: Europe and North America; Bead chart: a timeline of bead history; Bead shape table.. 1st. Hardcover. NEW/NEW. 4to. Collectible.
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Previous ed.: New York: Harry N. Abrams; London: Thames & Hudson, 1995.
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- Title
- The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present
- Author
- Dubin, Lois Sherr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New NEW
- Jacket Condition
- NEW
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0810907364
- ISBN 13
- 9780810907362
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- Collectible
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- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Design / Fashion & Costume; Media / Jewels & Jewelry; Art Instruction;
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