by Sibylle Jargstorf. Softbound, 192 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". From roots in Asian and African glassmaking, the European beadmaking industry is shown to have developed in response to political and economic factors of international trade and keen businessmen who saw potential profits. 495 color photographs illustrate the different styles, uses, and patterns of glass beads that originated from or influenced the European industry. Pheonician, Celtic, Viking, Venetian, African,