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The Glass Trade Beads of Europe: Their Manufacture, Their History, and Their Identification, by Peter Francis, Jr. (1988)
No full textThe Glass Trade Beads of Europe: Their Manufacture, Their History, and Their Identification.
Peter Francis, Jr. The World of Beads Monograph Series 8, 1988. Lapis Route Books, Center for Bead Research, Lake Placid, New York. 69 pp., 1 map, 9 B&W figs., 1 color plate, index. $11.00 (paper)
Beads as Chronological Indicators in West African Archaeology: A reexamination
Full text linkDrawing primarily on data obtained from recent excavations at Elmina, Ghana, this report examines the potential use of beads as temporal markers in West African archaeology. It is argued that although beads from West-African contexts are difficult to date, they provide more information than has previously been suggested. The Elmina beads are of particular interest as they can be closely dated by associated European trade materials. Preliminary results from the analysis of the 30,000 European and locally-made glass beads are discussed and findings from other West-African sites are evaluated
Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean. 1500-1800. Vol. I: Ceramics, Glassware, and Beads, by Kathleen Deagan (1987)
Full text linkArtifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800. Vol. I: Ceramics, Glassware, and Beads.
Kathleen Deagan. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1987. xx + 222 pp., 141 figs., 8 color plates, index. 19.95 (paper)
The History of Beads from 30,000 B.C. to the Present, by Lois Sherr Dubin (1987)
No full textThe History of Beads from 30,000 B.C. to the Present.
Lois Sherr Dubin. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1987. 346 pp., 130 figs., 248 color figs. $60.00
Beads of the Early Islamic Period
Full text linkBeads from four sites involved in Early Islamic trade (7th to 12th century) are representative of the role the Muslim world played in the Indian Ocean Bead Trade. The continuation of Classical techniques, the Islamic trade’s self-sufficiency, and the insight beads provide concerning past behavior are some of the issues explored
The Beads of St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
Full text linkArchaeological excavations conducted on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius over a seven-year period produced a wide array of 18th to early 20th-century beads of glass, coral and carnelian. Detailed descriptions of the recovered specimens are supplemented by information concerning their distribution, relative frequencies, color preference, temporal placement, origins, acquisition and use. Comparative site data are also provided
Beads from the West African Trade Series, Vols. I-IV (1986-1988), by John Picard and Ruth Picard
No full textBeads from the West African Trade Series.
Volume I, "Chevron Beads in the West African Trade," 1986. 16 pp., 8 color plates. 5.00;
Volume III, "Fancy Beads from the West African Trade," 1987. 16 pp., 14 color plates. 15.00.
John Picard and Ruth Picard. Picard African Imports, 9310 Los Prados, Carmel, California 93923
Bohemian Glass Beadmaking: Translation and Discussion of a 1913 German Technical Article
Full text linkThis report provides an English translation of a German technical article on late 19th-century and early 20th-century Bohemian glass-bead manufacturing, published in 1913 in the journal Sprechsaal. The article emphasizes the description of techiques for the manufacture of mould-pressed beads, secondarily describing methods for wound, blown and drawn-bead manufacturing
A Bibliography of Glass Trade Beads in North America and its First Supplement (1980, 1987), by Karlis Karklins and Roderick Sprague
No full textA Bibliography of Glass Trade Beads in North America.
Karlis Karklins and Roderick Sprague. South Fork Press, Moscow, Idaho, 1980. iii + 51 pp., index. 5.45