Asia's maritime bead trade : 300 B.C. to the present / Peter Francis, Jr.
Asia's maritime bead trade : 300 B.C. to the present / Peter Francis, Jr.
Asia's maritime bead trade : 300 B.C. to the present / Peter Francis, Jr.
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Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2002.
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NQ338.4767/16
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English
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xi, 305 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. The Scope of This Work -- 2. Beads, Bead Materials, and Beadmaking -- Pt. 2. Indo-Pacific Beads -- 3. Introduction to Indo-Pacific Beads -- 4. Indo-Pacific Beadmaking Centers -- 5. Indo-Pacific Bead By-Products and the Distribution of the Beads -- Pt. 3. Chinese Glass Beads...
17. Heirloom Beads in Southeast Asia and Micronesia -- 18. Conclusions -- App. A. The Type Collection of Beads in the National Museum of the Philippines -- App. B. Analyses of Indo-Pacific Beads.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2002.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"This study is the first detailed description of the ancient and enduring trade in beads that spans more than two millennia and once stretched from the Middle East to East Asia and affected areas as far apart as West Africa and the American Pacific coast. Beads are universal and among the earliest art forms. Made of glass, semiprecious stone, or pr...
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Asia's maritime bead trade : 300 B.C. to the present / Peter Francis, Jr.
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Bead trade.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-295) and index.
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c2002.
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NQ338.4767/16
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74VvbNPLPoJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbNPLPoJX
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ISBN
082482332X (cloth : alk. paper) :
082482332X (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
338.4767
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991014898719702626
