| 
| Author: Lois Sherr Dubin
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
List Price: $75.00
Buy Used: $14.85
You Save: $60.15 (80%)
New (2) Used (13) from $14.85
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 413788
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 364
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0810907364
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.7
EAN: 9780810907362
ASIN: 0810907364
Publication Date: October 7, 1987
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Hinges are cracked, no loose pages. Former library book with usual markings and fly leaf damage. Overall condition is worn but readable.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Incredible book January 4, 2007
The best tool for bead lovers and craftsmen, I am very happy with it and the price is very good for the quality. The bead table with reference to the timing is something special.
A 'MUST OWN' for all interested in beads, jewerly, adornment December 27, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I own a great deal of books on the subject of beads. I can easily say that I find myself returning to this book again and again for both reference and entertainment. Although some information may require a bit of updating, the work itself is easily one of the best books on the subject, making it an absolute 'must have' for anyone interested in beads, jewelry, or the history of adornment in cultures throughout the world. Although there are two wonderful editions of this book, I recommend the unabridged vesion, as it obviously contains the most amount of information. Overall, this book is concise, well-illustrated, and an overall entertaining read!
Incredible Book and a labor of love July 16, 2004
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
This book comes in two versions: a concise version and a huge hardcover version. I own both, but find the unabridged version to be head and shoulders above the paperback "bead history lite" one. This huge tome is a labor of love, and is one of the best books available to learn why every culture devised by man has valued these little objects with holes in them. There are plenty of photos, and the book follows the parallel paths of humans and beads throughout history. It can be startling and amusing to discover that what we consider to be new and exciting has been done many times in the past by people in cultures everywhere. I personally found it facinating to discover that one of the first things that humans do when we discover a new material is to punch a hole in it and wear it as a bead. Intrinsically, beads are mostly worthless, but this book shows how they bind us all together and add to our knowledge of the people share our planet, both now and in the past. A must read for the serious bead artist.
This is a correction of an erroneous review-- October 8, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I hope this edit supercedes my previous review as the author was correct and I feel like an idiot for not doing my own research correctly and voicing criticism very inappropriately. The book is, as described by previous reviewers, quite gorgeous, and, along with Robert Liu's book, one of the few available serious efforts at a comprehensive history.
a treasure! October 10, 2001
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I first met this breathtakingly beautiful book several years ago while working at a beadstore. It was an absolute treasure trove of information while I was studying the history of beads and beadwork. The photos of historical and cultural projects are a wonderful source of inspiration and knowledge. The pull-out chart of the bead time line is beautiful. a beautiful coffee table book and useful reference.
|
|
|
