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  Title

  Glass : a short history

  Author

  Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013  

  Publisher:

  Smithsonian Books,

  Pub date:

  2012.

  Pages:

  128 pages :

  ISBN:

  9781588343246

  Item info:

  1 copy available at Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library.
  

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    Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    NK5106 .W49 2012	1	Book	Available, On shelf

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  ISBN:

  9781588343246 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  1588343243 (hardback)

  Personal Author:

  Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013

  Title:

  Glass : a short history / David Whitehouse.

  Publication info:

  Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2012.

  Physical description:

  128 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm

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  Summary:

  "Illustrated with 120 superb pieces, Glass: A Short History brings to life a centuries-old craft that has served many purposes, styles, and cultures. Until the first century BC, glass was made only in Western Asia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean regions; its manufacture then spread to China and other areas. The peoples of the Roman Empire included the most versatile glassmakers in the ancient world, leading to both widely available low-cost glassware and stunning luxury glass. During the Middle Ages, Islamic glassworkers decorated their fine cut glass with gilding and brilliant enamel. In the 15th century, the focus of luxury glassmaking shifted to Venice. Glassmaking in Europe was transformed again in the 17th century, when thick-walled objects with cut and engraved ornament were in great demand. By the nineteenth century, glassmaking was well established in America, where, as in Europe, industrial processes were developed to supply the rapidly expanding population with glassware for daily use. Within the past 50 years glass has gained acceptance as a medium for artistic expression, and the Studio Glass Movement, born in the United States, has inspired artists all over the world to explore its unique properties. Glass tells this sweeping story from ancient times to the present in an accessible text with gorgeous examples"-- Provided by publisher.

  Summary:

  "A concise history of glassmaking around the world, from Mesopotamia to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

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  Subject term:

  Glassware--History.

  Subject term:

  Glass manufacture--History.

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