Glass: A Short History

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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 used to be 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 to be had low-cost  glassware and stunning  luxury glass. Right through  the Middle Ages, Islamic glassworkers  decorated  their fine cut glass with gilding and brilliant enamel. In the 15th century, the point of interest of luxury glassmaking shifted to Venice. Glassmaking  in Europe  used to be transformed again in the 17th  century, when thick-walled  objects with cut and engraved ornament were in great demand.

By the nineteenth century,  glassmaking used to be well established in The usa, where, as in Europe, industrial processes were developed to offer the hastily expanding population with glassware for day-to-day 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 everywhere the world to explore its unique properties. Glass tells this sweeping story from earlier period to the present in an accessible text with gorgeous examples.

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