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MAKING  BEADS FOR PRAYER
 INTERESTING ARTICLES
AND RESOURCES ON BEADMAKING

BONE/HORN  -   GLASS   -   METAL      PEARL/SHELL
   -   SEMI PRECIOUS STONE     MISC

 But the purpose of this little museum is to show how the rosary was imaged by early painters as it was a tradition to paint symbols with the figure to show their love for God. The rosary was worn by many saints and martyrs so to picture it was important. fFor more resource information please contact the museums listed below. (Pictures link directly to Museum)

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~ BONE BEADS ~

15 CENTURY DRAWING
  SHOWING A DRILL BEING TURNED BY A HANDBOW

click to learn about bone beads 15c 
THE MAKING OF BONE BEADS FOR PRAYER BEADS
by Hausbuch der Mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung  (Nürnberg) 
CLICK IMAGE ABOVE FOR A VERY INERESTING ARTICLE WITH
DRAWINGS SHOWING HOW BEADS WERE MADE FOR PRAYER
COUNTERS


~ GLASS BEADS ~

 EXCELLENT ARTICLE AND
INFORMATION RE BEAD GLASSMAKING

click image for more information End of 16c 
ORNAMENT AND THE JEWS LTD  - Hebrew History Federation
by Lois Rose Rose
CLICK IMAGE ABOVE FOR A VERY INERESTING ARTICLE  ON
VENDING GLASS BEADS AND HOW THEY WERE MADE.

THE GLASSMAKERS
 An Odyssey of the Jews - the first 3000 years
by  Samuel Kurinsky 1991
 


~ METAL BEADS ~

 
 
 

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