Add to ORKGWith the possible exception of the Egyptian and Syrian beadmakers of Roman times, no glass bead producers have had as much influence on their contemporaries as those of Venice. Venetian beads have been sent all over the world and have for the last several centuries dominated the trade and tastes in the commodity. These beautiful products of Venice come in an amazing diversity of styles. It has been estimated that well over 100,000 different Venetian bead varieties have been produced and each year the numbers grow, for Venetian artisans are constantly turning out new kinds of beads for their customers. This article summarizes the history of the Venetian bead industry and also discusses its diverse products
While countless tons of European glass beads flowed into West Africa over the centuries, there is st...
The Sullivans Island glass bead collection at the Smithsonian\u27s National Museum of Natural Histor...
A variety of Lucayan shell, stone, and coral beads as well as beadmaking waste was recovered from se...
Interesting accounts of the manufacture of Venetian glass beads turn up in the most unlikely places....
Originally published in Godey\u27s Magazine and Lady\u27s Book in 1854 (pp. 213-216), this article p...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Gablonz in northern Bohemia (now Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech...
Situated in the southwestern region of the Crimea, the Belbek IV cemetery was utilized for much of t...
Archaeological excavations conducted at Hudson\u27s Bay Company Fort Vancouver recovered 100,000+ tr...
Little has been published in English about Malay ceremonial textiles. This article relates early-20t...
The Beads of St. Catherines Island, by Elliot H. Blair, Lorann S.A. Pendleton, and Peter Francis, Jr...
Burials excavated on the north coast of Peru were associated with 16th-century European glass beads ...
Bead Making at Murano and Venice, by B. Harvey Carroll, Jr., is a rare eyewitness account of beadma...
The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design, by Valerie Hector (2005), reviewed b...
Loaded with 200 tons of goods heading for Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City and Council Bluffs, Iowa, ...
One of the earliest French attempts at settlement in northeastern North America occurred on a small ...
While countless tons of European glass beads flowed into West Africa over the centuries, there is st...
The Sullivans Island glass bead collection at the Smithsonian\u27s National Museum of Natural Histor...
A variety of Lucayan shell, stone, and coral beads as well as beadmaking waste was recovered from se...
Interesting accounts of the manufacture of Venetian glass beads turn up in the most unlikely places....
Originally published in Godey\u27s Magazine and Lady\u27s Book in 1854 (pp. 213-216), this article p...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Gablonz in northern Bohemia (now Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech...
Situated in the southwestern region of the Crimea, the Belbek IV cemetery was utilized for much of t...
Archaeological excavations conducted at Hudson\u27s Bay Company Fort Vancouver recovered 100,000+ tr...
Little has been published in English about Malay ceremonial textiles. This article relates early-20t...
The Beads of St. Catherines Island, by Elliot H. Blair, Lorann S.A. Pendleton, and Peter Francis, Jr...
Burials excavated on the north coast of Peru were associated with 16th-century European glass beads ...
Bead Making at Murano and Venice, by B. Harvey Carroll, Jr., is a rare eyewitness account of beadma...
The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design, by Valerie Hector (2005), reviewed b...
Loaded with 200 tons of goods heading for Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City and Council Bluffs, Iowa, ...
One of the earliest French attempts at settlement in northeastern North America occurred on a small ...
While countless tons of European glass beads flowed into West Africa over the centuries, there is st...
The Sullivans Island glass bead collection at the Smithsonian\u27s National Museum of Natural Histor...
A variety of Lucayan shell, stone, and coral beads as well as beadmaking waste was recovered from se...