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Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present
by Francis, Peter W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 082482332X
- ISBN 13
- 9780824823320
- Seller
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About This Item
University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 215mm x 240mm. Jacket has minimal wear plus minor sunning to spine. No tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 320pp This fascinating 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 precious organic materials such as amber and coral, they were ubiquitous in the ancient world, serving as decorations, magical charms, mnemonic and counting devices, symbols of wealth and status. Much of the ancient bead trade was incorporated in Asian maritime commerce, and many of the beads involved have Asian origins. Peter Francis, Jr., a pioneer in bead studies, incorporates firsthand knowledge of beads and beadmaking in the field with years of solid, scholarly research, effectively eliminating much of the hearsay and speculation that so often characterizes works on beads. In addition to the production, use, and provenance of beads, he examines the importance of the bead trade for the economies of the countries involved and provides insights into the lives of its many participants: artisans, mariners, and merchants. He covers the widely-dispersed Indo-Pacific beads (sometimes called Trade Wind beads or mutisalah), Chinese glass beads, Middle Eastern glass beads, Indian stone beads, heirloom beads in Southeast Asia and Micronesia, and other minor beads and bead industries involved in the trade..
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- Bookseller
- Lectioz Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028976
- Title
- Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present
- Author
- Francis, Peter W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 082482332X
- ISBN 13
- 9780824823320
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 215mm x 240mm
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