Beads: An Exploration on Bead Traditions Around the World
Throughout recorded history, beads have had a powerful allure for people of all ages. Fascinating in their own right, valuable as currency and durable wealth, they have also been endowed with magical properties of protection and enhancement.
Responding to a new surge of interest in beads, this reissue edition with all new color plates examines the role of these intriguing objects in human affairs. The first chapter traces the travels of beads by mule-pack, caravan, and cargo. Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia were connected by trade routes along which beads were carried. Amber from the Baltic Sea abounded around the pre-Roman Mediterranean; gifts of beads were used by Columbus and Cortez to achieve their first footing on the American continent.Country | USA |
Brand | W. W. Norton & Company |
Manufacturer | W. W. Norton & Company |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | Ill. |
ReleaseDate | 1993-06-17 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780393310054 |