The Glass Beads of Anglo-Saxon England

• Main Author: Guido, Margaret (auth)
• Other Authors: Welch, Martin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London Society of Antiquaries of London 1999
• Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 58
• Subjects: Archaeology; Archaeology by period / region; Medieval European archaeology; Jewellery & beadcraft; beads; Anglo-Saxon; burials
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This book discusses the glass beads of early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) England. It provides a visual classification of the more definitive and diagnostic types. Supported by colour plates, line illustrations, and distribution maps, it describes the main types and lists their occurrences, principally as...