Ribe was an important trading town in the Viking Age. At the beginning of the 8th century, a trading place was established on the north side of the river Ribe, to which traders and craftsmen flocked ...

This Sunday is the last day of “Convergence,” 50 glass, jewelry, and lamp-work art pieces based on the elements — air, fire, water, and earth. The International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) ...

When Lark Books first approached glass artist Kimberley Adams about writing an instructional book on beadmaking, she wasn't ready. "Lark approached me seven years ago," Adams said, "but I didn't feel ...

With concentrated precision, Sandie Polanik carefully rotated two clear discs of glass in the heat of a propane torch. After several minutes of methodically turning the glass, she worked the two sides ...

Foreword by Lois Sherr Dubin; preface by Joyce Scott; introduction by Kristina Logan. Issued on the occasion of the exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY, May 1-June 28, 1998.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Beadmaking industries still flourish ...

The Viking Age bead makers were more advanced than previously believed. A new interdisciplinary study shows that around year 700 AD, craftsmen in Ribe, Denmark, used surprisingly sophisticated and ...