This lavishly illustrated guide to the early Anglo-Saxon beads of Britain showcases the glorious beads and bead jewellery worn by women around 1500 years ago. It contains over 650 photographs and 250 illustrations in full colour.
Excavations of cemeteries from the early Anglo-Saxon period of Britain have produced a particularly rich collection of artefacts thanks to the custom of burying the dead with their personal possessions. Many of the women's graves contained glorious bead necklaces of glass, amber, gold, silver, amethyst and other treasured materials. British museums have collections of thousands of these beads, often with only a small number on display.
This book is the result of many years of research by the author into Anglo-Saxon beads and is a comprehensive guide to the types of beads, the techniques of making them, and the evidence of the beadmakers themselves and how they worked.
The book will be a valuable resource for archaeologists, jewellery historians, glass beadmakers, collectors and anyone who is interested in the history of beads and jewellery.
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Excavations of cemeteries from the early Anglo-Saxon period of Britain have produced a particularly rich collection of artefacts thanks to the custom of burying the dead with their personal possessions. Many of the women's graves contained glorious bead necklaces of glass, amber, gold, silver, amethyst and other treasured materials. British museums have collections of thousands of these beads, often with only a small number on display.
This book is the result of many years of research by the author into Anglo-Saxon beads and is a comprehensive guide to the types of beads, the techniques of making them, and the evidence of the beadmakers themselves and how they worked.
The book will be a valuable resource for archaeologists, jewellery historians, glass beadmakers, collectors and anyone who is interested in the history of beads and jewellery.
Click on the thumbnails below to view pages from inside the book:
