Phaidon Guide to Glass

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Phaidon Guide to Glass Felice Mehlman 240 photographs, 120 in colour; 95 line drawings For over 3,000 years glass-makers have created a magnificent rangé of pieces both functional and decoratíve. This book is the f irst to provide an international survey of the different forms in which giass wares have been produced, from traditional drinking glasses and centrepieces to jewellery and inconsequentia! "friggers". The introduction describes the composition and unique properties, the methods of manufacture, colouring and decoration of glass. Brief historical chapters outline the development of forms and techniques in ancient times, in the East, and in the main glassproducing centres of Europe and North America. The buik of the book describes the great variety of glass vessels and other objects, according to their intended use-for drinking, for serving food, for lighting, display, and personal use. In these pages the chief period and national characteristics are alsó detailed. There is a... Tovább

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Phaidon Guide to Glass Felice Mehlman 240 photographs, 120 in colour; 95 line drawings For over 3,000 years glass-makers have created a magnificent rangé of pieces both functional and decoratíve. This book is the f irst to provide an international survey of the different forms in which giass wares have been produced, from traditional drinking glasses and centrepieces to jewellery and inconsequentia! "friggers". The introduction describes the composition and unique properties, the methods of manufacture, colouring and decoration of glass. Brief historical chapters outline the development of forms and techniques in ancient times, in the East, and in the main glassproducing centres of Europe and North America. The buik of the book describes the great variety of glass vessels and other objects, according to their intended use-for drinking, for serving food, for lighting, display, and personal use. In these pages the chief period and national characteristics are alsó detailed. There is a section on popularly collected styles and artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, from Nailsea and Biedermeier to Art Deco and Amberina. The chapter on collecting provides specific information on how to examine and care for pieces, with advice on restoration, the detection of fakes, and reproductions. The photographs, most of which were specially commissioned for this book, illustrate objects chosen from speciálist dealers and salerooms over a period of a year. The line drawings provide complementary information on technical and stylistic features. This is one of a series of authoritative compact guides in which Silver, Furniture, and Pewter have been published. Vissza