The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present

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.