A World Guide Caroline Crabtree Primary Author mixed material bibliography English Rizzoli Publications 2002 monographic en English

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208 pages French mourning wreaths; Ukranian Easter eggs; Norwegian bodices; Chinese slippers; Pakistani hair tassels; Egyptian belly-dancing outfits; central Asian tent decorations; Maasai wedding dresses; Xhosa neckpieces; Athabaskan shot pouches and Sioux mocaasins...from Greenland to Bali, beadwork from all around the world is illustrated, and its history revealed, in this authoritative history of the craft. The amazing worldwide transformation of very small, usually uniformly colored, beads into intricate articles or embellishments is told in a coherent story for the first time. The earliest drawn glass beads were produced around 200 B. C. in various locations in India and exported for centuries along the major trade routes to Africa and Asia. From the sixteenth century on beads made in Europe became highly desirable trade items and spread throughout the world. 646.48 GRA b9780500288016 Lasalle College Jakarta Library Catalogue 646.48 GRA b FD10430 Fashion Design 646.48 GRA b 1903 2019-10-17 11:48:49 2019-10-17 11:49:43 machine generated