Glass of Four Millennia (Ashmolean Handbooks S.)

Newby, Martine

ISBN 10: 1854441248 / ISBN 13: 9781854441249

Verlag: Ashmolean Museum Publications, 2006

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR007489112

Inhaltsangabe:

The fifty-six glasses illustrated in this book have been drawn from every department of the Ashmolean Museum. Together, these fragile and attractive pieces trace the history and development of this versatile, man-made material from the very first vessels produced in Mesopotamia in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC, right up to the modern era with a bowl stipple-engraved by the British artists, Laurence and Simon Whistler. The other rare and important examples included demonstrate the inventiveness and craftsmanship of ancient and Islamic glass-makers, the artistry of Venetian Renaissance glass in the 15th and 16th centuries, the skill of Continental wheel-engravers and enamellers, and the dominance of lead-glass in 18th-century England.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Martin Newby

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Glass of Four Millennia (Ashmolean Handbooks...
Verlag: Ashmolean Museum Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Hardback
Zustand: Very Good