Collectible Beads by Robert K. Kiu
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KatieO Recommended Jewelry Books! KatieO has an immense collection of jewelry related books from all over the world. Many of these books can be found on amazon.com. You will find a link to this book as well as purchase information in the amazon.com section of this page. KatieO highly recommends these books as they have been an invaluable asset to her collection, and a means to increase her knowledge of the jewelry components she uses in her designs. Title: Collectible Beads
Author: Robert K. Liu
ISBN-10: 0964102307
ISBN-13: 978-0964102309 An excerpt from the back cover "Beautifully illustrated, Collectible Beads meticulously explores and documents the rise and development of a collecting passion. The authoritative volume takes readers on a rich and exciting journey of discovery, charting the tremendous worldwide growth over the last twenty years of ancient, ethnographic and contemporary beads as collectibles. In celebrating the most universal from of personal adornment, Collectible Beads significantly furthers the recognition of beads as a revealing and inspiring symbol of humanity's cultural and spiritual aspirations." KatieO Reviews It!
This is a great book for anyone interested in beads, whether you collect them or not. It has beautiful pictures and the text is full of useful information. There is also a chapter on fakes and simulations, which is very interesting. I love this book.
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