A great variety of beautiful glass jewelry and glass beads identified and illustrated in over 400 color photos. Created from the 16th to the 20th centuries for the European and North American markets, the origins of filigree and alabaster glass, the lovely variety of bead types, artificial gems, glass cameos and incrustations, millefiori, mosaic and aventurine jewelry, and even applications in modern jewelry designs are discussed.
A lovely if simple book. I specialize in the beads of Gablonz and this book helped me gain more knowledge about beads from other areas. I am a long term bead collector and one thing I've discovered is that I always have much more to learn. This book has helped me make some wise purchases as well as to understand what I already had. Only drawback is that it's too short and could stand much more detail.
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