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Evolution of Glass Ancient Roman to Present / Comprehensive Illustrated Book

Evolution of Glass Ancient Roman to Present / Comprehensive Illustrated Book

$ 10.53

Availability: 96 in stock
  • Publisher: The Corning Museum NY
  • Format: SOFTBACK
  • Publication Year: 1980
  • Production Style: Glassware
  • Type: BOOK
  • Condition: (Previous owner’s inscription penned on title page.)
  • Number of Pages: 95
  • Language: English
  • Object Type: Reference Book
  • Industry: GLASS
  • Style: HISTORY
  • Title: SHORT HISTORY OF GLASS
  • Inscribed: No
  • Ex Libris: No
  • Features: Illustrated
  • Brand: UNBRANDED

    Description

    A SHORT HISTORY OF GLASS
    by Chloe Zerwick in association with The Corning Museum of Glass, The Corning Museum NY, 1980.
    Illustrated with 115 color and black-and-white photographs, this scholarly text reviews the evolution of glass from the earliest times to present.  A typical museum text, the photographs are brilliant and the text is concisely rich.  This book covers by chapter:  Glass in Pre-Roman Times; Glass of the Roman Empire; Glass of the Far East; Islamic Glass; European Glass; American Glass; Nineteenth Century European Glass; and One Hundred Years of Modern Glass.  This book is an invaluable reference for the collector, dealer, historian or curator of antique glass.
    8” x 10.7” softback in very good condition.  95 pages.  (Previous owner’s inscription penned on title page.)
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