The friendly text and hundreds of color photographs of beads from around the world bring order to this awesome field of growing popular interest. This new book makes the identification of beads possible. Written to encourage collectors and clarify the origins and uses of beads in their native settings, this book provides the best and broadest reference available to date. Furthermore, newly revised pricing information makes this book useful in today's marketplace. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually discussed. Then Mr. Francis traces certain types of beads to their origins in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa--literally circling the globe. Jewelry makers and collectors, artists, hobbyists and serious historians alike will find Mr. Francis's personally researched and clearly stated explanations fascinating.
〈公式説明〉
親しみやすいテキストと、世界中から集められた何百ものビーズのカラー写真が、人気が高まっているこの素晴らしい分野に秩序をもたらします。
この本は、ビーズの識別を可能にします。コレクターを励まし、本来の環境でのビーズの起源と用途を明確にするために書かれたこの本は、これまでに入手可能な最良かつ最も幅広いリファレンスを提供します。
さらに、新たに改訂された価格情報により、この本は今日の市場で役立つものになっています。有機、石、ガラス素材のビーズについて個別に説明します。次に、フランシス氏は特定の種類のビーズの起源をヨーロッパ、中東、インド、極東、東南アジア、南北アメリカ、アフリカにまでたどり、文字通り地球を一周します。ジュエリー メーカーやコレクター、アーティスト、愛好家、真面目な歴史家などは、フランシス氏が個人的に調査し、明確に述べた説明に魅力を感じるでしょう。
The friendly text and hundreds of color photographs of beads from around the world bring order to this awesome field of growing popular interest. This new book makes the identification of beads possible. Written to encourage collectors and clarify the origins and uses of beads in their native settings, this book provides the best and broadest reference available to date. Furthermore, newly revised pricing information makes this book useful in today's marketplace. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually discussed. Then Mr. Francis traces certain types of beads to their origins in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa--literally circling the globe. Jewelry makers and collectors, artists, hobbyists and serious historians alike will find Mr. Francis's personally researched and clearly stated explanations fascinating.