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　　French mourning wreaths, Ukrainian Easter eggs, Norwegian

bodices, Chinese slippers, Pakistani hair tassels, Egyptian

belly-dancing outfits, Maasai wedding dresses, Sioux moccasins . .

. from Greenland to Bali, beadwork from all over the world is

illustrated and its history revealed. The earliest drawn glass

beads were produced from around 200 BC 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. This book is organized into five sections, with more

than forty topics in all. Each of four main regional

sections-Africa; the Americas; Europe; and Asia, Oceania, and the

Arabian Gulf-outlines the history of beads in that area before

examining production in detail. A fifth section surveys techniques,

from brick stitch and herringbone weave to lazy stitch and

three-dimensional structures. Includes information on collecting

and conserving beadwork and a list of public collections around the

world.

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　　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, beadsinto

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. After an introduction

and an in-depth survey of bead manufacturing centers in Europe and

Asia, Beadwork is organized into five principle sections, with over

forty topics in all. Each of four main regional sections-Africa;

the Americas; Asia, Oceania and the Arabian Gulf; and

Europe-outlines the history and trade routes of beads in the area,

with an accompanying map, examines what has been and is being

produced in detail. A fifth section surveys construction and

techniques: from brick stitch and herringbone weave to lazy stitch

and three-dimensional structures. With over six hundred

illustrations, information on collecting and conserving beadwork,

and on where to see public collections, this is the first survey to

reveal the wealth and diversity of traditional beadwork from around

the world. The result will inspirebeadworkers, collectors and

designer, and anyone interested in art, craft, and fashion.

书籍介绍

From Greenland to Bali, from the Ukraine to France, beadwork from all around the world is illustrated and its history revealed in this remarkable book, newly available in paperback. After an introduction and an in-depth survey of bead manufacturing centres in Europe and Asia, the book is organized into five principal sections, with over forty topics in all. With more than 600 illustrations, information on collecting and conserving beadwork, and on where to see public collections, this survey reveals as never before the wealth and diversity of traditional beadwork from around the world. It will be a rich source of inspiration for beadworkers, collectors and designers, and anyone interested in art, craft and fashion.