Five Thousand Years of Glass by Hugh Tait

Five Thousand Years of Glass by Hugh Tait

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Zusammenfassung

This is a history of glass from 5,000 BC to the 20th century. It traces the origins of glass from western Asia some 5,000 years ago, through the invention of glassblowing, to the introduction of modern mechanized processes.

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Five Thousand Years of Glass by Hugh Tait

This volume traces the history of glass from its origins in western Asia some 5,000 years ago, through the invention of glassblowing to the introduction of mechanized processes in the 19th and 20th centuries. It highlights the flourishing industries of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, the extraordinary achievements of the Roman Empire, the elegant vessels of the Islamic Near East, the superb mastery of Renaissance Venice and the wide-ranging experiments of modern Europe and America. A series of photographic sequences taken in the studio of a modern glassmaker, show the reconstruction of ancient techniques.
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ISBN 13 9780714117560
ISBN 10 0714117560
Titel Five Thousand Years of Glass
Autor Hugh Tait
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag British Museum Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1995-03-01
Seitenanzahl 256
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