Catalogue: European Beads
In 1997 the BST published European Beads as part 1 of a
proposed full catalogue of the Beck Collection of beads held in the
University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge,
England.
European Beads is priced at £14.95 ($25,
€21) or £11.95 ($20, €17) for BST subscribers, both
plus postage and packing
The entire collection has since been placed online as part of the
Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology & Anthroplogy:
http://museum-server.archanth.cam.ac.uk/home/catalogue/objects/
Ornaments from the Past — Bead Studies after Beck
In 2003 the BST published Ornaments from the Past —
Bead Studies after Beck. This is a book on glass and
semiprecious stone beads in history and archaeology for
archaeologists, jewellery historians and collectors edited by Ian
Glover, Helen Hughes-Brock and Julian Henderson. London and
Bangkok, 2003. ISBN 974-911659-3. 160 pages, 174 illustrations,
mainly in colour
Ornaments of the Past is priced at £19.95 ($32.00, €30.00) +
postage and packing
Discount for subscribers to BSTN £17.50, $28.00,
€26.00.
Ornaments from the Past: Contents
- Robert K. Liu - "Horace C. Beck and his influence on
non-academic bead research and collecting"
- Helen Hughes-Brock - "The Mycenaean Greeks, master
bead-makers".
- Kalliopi Nikita - "Mycenaean Beads: technology, forms and
function".
- Johann Callmer - "Scandinavian Beads, ca. AD 700 - 1100".
- Torben Sode - "Viking Age glass beads from Ribe, Denmark".
- St John Simpson - "Sasanian Beads".
- Chris Robinson - "The nature of Celtic bead-making sites".
- Ian Glover and Bérénice Bellina - "Alkaline
etched beads in Southeast Asia".
- Margret Carey - "Powder-glass beads in Africa".
- John Haigh - "Present-day bead making in Ghana".
- Barbie Campbell Cole - "Ancient hard stone beads and seals from
Myanmar".
To download a pdf document of Ornaments from the Past: Errata please
click here
UK and inland second class: £2.20;
first class: £3.00
USA and other Zone 1 countries surface mail: $5.00
(£3.10);
airmail: $10.00 (£6.60)
Eurozone countries: €4.40 £3.10
These prices are those of July 2003 and maybe subject to change.
Payment
Payment in sterling should be made out to "Bead Study Trust"
and sent to Margaret Carey, 2 Frank Dixon Way, London SE21 7BB, UK.
Payments in Euros and other currencies except US dollars should be made out to
"Bead Study Trust" and also mailed to this address but please remember to add on the
equivalent of £6.00 to cover bank charges.
Payment in US dollars should be made out to "Stefany Tomalin (for BST)" and
sent to Stefany Tomalin to 30 Canal Boulevard, London NW1 9AQ.
We regret that we cannot accept payments by credit cards.
