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Bringing Us Together / Getting Us Out, Peter D. Verheyen
Bringing Us Together / Getting Us Out, Peter D. Verheyen
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
The past five years have seen an explosion in the use of the Internet by book artists both as a tool for communication and as a means of publicizing their work. Not quite as rapidly, but steadily nevertheless some formerly traditional book artists have left the confines and limitations of hot type on damp paper to explore the creation of "books" which can only exist in digital form. In this presentation, I will explore how both book artists and the book arts represent themselves using digital media and what I see as some of the implications for the ways in …
Table Of Contents (V. 10-11, 1998-1999)
Table Of Contents (V. 10-11, 1998-1999)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.
Progress And Problems In Recent Trade Bead Research, Richard G. Conn
Progress And Problems In Recent Trade Bead Research, Richard G. Conn
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Thirty years have passed since the late Richard G. Conn presented this paper at the conference of the Canadian Archaeological Association in Winnipeg, March 8-9, 1968. It is presented here to show us how far we have come and how far we still have to go.
Venetian Beads, Frank Hird
Venetian Beads, Frank Hird
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Interesting accounts of the manufacture of Venetian glass beads turn up in the most unlikely places. The one reproduced here was published in The Girl's Own Paper for February 1, 1896 (Vol. 17, No. 840, pp. 292-294). In addition to presenting a decent description of the manufacture of drawn and blown beads during the latter part of the 19th century, Mr. Hird gives us details concerning the setting in which the beadmakers and bead stringers worked. Paint peels from the ceilings of the rooms where women make blown beads, and half-dressed men sweat in the heat from the glass furnaces. …
Dressed To Kill: Jade Beads And Pendants In The Maya Lowlands, David M. Pendergast
Dressed To Kill: Jade Beads And Pendants In The Maya Lowlands, David M. Pendergast
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Jade was a material of paramount importance in ancient Maya life owing to its symbolic significance. The meanings of jade's color lent to the stone, and to those adorned with objects fashioned from it, an unmistakable aura of power. As a result, jade objects figure very prominently in the archaeological record, and their forms and contexts bespeak their ancient meanings. The tracing of the shapes, carving, production techniques, and use history of jades underscores the role of jade in Maya belief, political economy, and personal ornamentation.
Melanau Bead Culture: A Vanishing World?, Heidi Munan
Melanau Bead Culture: A Vanishing World?, Heidi Munan
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Settled on the South China Sea coast of Sarawak, the Melanau comprise an aristocratic society which used to have a strong bead culture, tied to animist religion. Developments in the 19th and 20th centuries have influenced the traditional way of life so that today, only a few Melanau still keep a significant number of beads. Nevertheless, shamen and healers, adherents to the old religion, continue to use beads in healing and purification ceremonies. Bereaved families protect themselves by wearing special beads, and by providing the deceased with beads according to his or her status in the traditional hierarchy. Specific kinds …
A Brief History Of Drills And Drilling, A. John Gwinnett, Leonard Gorelick
A Brief History Of Drills And Drilling, A. John Gwinnett, Leonard Gorelick
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
A microscopic examination of silicone impressions of the perforations of beads, sealstones, and amulets has produced a data base of characteristics that help to define what type of drill was used to make them. This article outlines the various types of drills that have been used from the Palaeolithic period to the present day, and notes what microscopic features characterize each one. Scanning electron micrographs illustrate the minute details that are revealed by the silicone impressions.
Reviews And End Matter
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Beads and Bead Makers: Gender, Material Culture, and Meaning, Lidia D. Sciama and Joanne B. Eicher (eds.) (1998), reviewed by Carole Morris
Glasperlen Christbaumschmuck/Glass Bead Christmas Tree Ornaments, by Waltraud Neuwirth (1995), reviewed by Karlis Karklins
Perlern: Archaologie, Techniken, Analysen, Uta von Freeden and Alfried Wieczorek (eds.) (1997), reviewed by Frank Siegmund
Das awarenzeitliche Graberfeld von Halimba. Das Awarische Corpus. Beihefte V, by Gyula Török (1998), reviewed by Katalin Szilagyi
Little Chief's Gatherings, by James A. Hanson (1996), reviewed by Karlis Karklins.
Stone Beads And Their Imitations, Robert K. Liu
Stone Beads And Their Imitations, Robert K. Liu
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Simulations of precious-stone beads began to be made as soon as feasible materials became available. From antiquity onward, we have replicas of stone beads made of glazed stone, faience, and other ceramics, and glass. In contemporary times, glass and plastic have become the predominant substitutes for stone beads, although materials of organic origin, such as bone and tusk, have also been used. Information is presented on the background, materials, and techniques for detecting such simulations, using primarily visual clues provided by macro color photographs.
A History Of Gem Beadmaking In Idar-Oberstein, Si Frazier, Ann Frazier, Glenn Lehrer
A History Of Gem Beadmaking In Idar-Oberstein, Si Frazier, Ann Frazier, Glenn Lehrer
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
Located at the southwestern edge of Germany, Idar-Oberstein is the historic stone-cutting center of Europe. The origins of the industry go back at least 500 years. The industry was originally based on local deposits of agate, jasper, rock crystal, and amethyst but beginning in the 19th century, all kinds of rough gemstones began to be imported from around the world. The industry grew very rapidly from the middle of the 19th century. A great deal of this success was based on the manufacture of agate beads ("African money") for export to Africa and the Middle East. This article not only …
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 10-11 (Complete)
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 10-11 (Complete)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.