Volume 33 of BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers is nearing completion and should be distributed later this month. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, please visit
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The journal contains the following articles (for abstracts, visit the current issue page):
Insight into the 17th-Century Bead Industry of Middelburg, the Netherlands, by Hans van der Storm and Karlis Karklins
From Qualitative to Quantitative: Tracking Global Routes and Markets of Venetian Glass Beads during the 18th Century, by Pierre Niccolò Sofia, translated by Brad Loewen
A Beaded Hair Comb of the Early Ming Dynasty, by Valerie Hector
Beadmaking during the 17th and 18th Centuries in Eu County, Normandy, by Guillaume Klaës, translated by Brad Loewen
Glass Beadmaking and Enamel Lampwork in Paris, 1547-1610: Archival and Archaeological Data, by Élise Vanriest, translated by Brad Loewen
A Chemical Comparison of Black Glass Seed Beads from North America and Europe, by Danielle I. Dadiego
The Chemistry of Nueva Cadiz and Associated Beads: Technology and Provenience, by Brad Loewen and Laure Dussubieux
Nueva Cadiz Beads in the Americas: A Preliminary Compositional Comparison, by Heather Walder, Alicia Hawkins, Brad Loewen, Laure Dussubieux, and Joseph A. Petrus
The Trade Beads of Fort Rivière Tremblante, a North West Company Post on the Upper Assiniboine, Saskatchewan, by Karlis Karklins
Plus a review of Philippe J. Kradolfer and Nomoda E. Djaba: The Art of Recycled Glass Beads, by Floor Kaspers
