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.