{"product_id":"a-little-book-of-stained-glass-copy-2","title":"The History of Glass","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe History of Glass\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDan Klein and Ward Lloyd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished by Black Cat, 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN: 0 7481 0246 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eHardback, 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eIllustrations in both colour and black and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e22.7 x 29.6 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eCondition: good, some marks on dust cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis profusely illustrated guide to glass is as much written for the amateur enthusiast as the serious collector. Written by a team of experts, each of them a specialist in his or her particular field, this book tells the story of all the major developments in the history of glass, from its beginnings in Pre-Roman times when the first glass industry making small core-formed or cast vessels was established in western Asia in the middle of the third millennium BC. The major styles of glass and the techniques used to make it are traced from this early period through the Roman era and the Dark Ages, into medieval times, when not only vessel glass in great variety was made but there was a flowering of stained glass for ecclesiastical windows, resulting in the magnificent works at such cathedrals as Chartres and Sens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effects of different cultures on glass styles, from the Franks in northern Europe to the Byzantine and Islamic Empires of the East, are described, as is the rise of Venice as the pre-eminent glass-making centre during the Renaissance and its subsequent influence on the rest of the glass industry during the next five centuries. The development of the heavier lead glass in the eighteenth century gradually superseded the fragile \u003cem\u003ecristallo\u003c\/em\u003e of the Venetians and paved the way for new styles of decoration on glass, including cutting and engraving which flourished during the nineteenth century, a period of great innovation and enormous technological advances. The fashion for Art Nouveau at the end of the century heralded the modern era, and the twentieth century was to favour functionalism and simplicity in decorative glass, both in Europe and America, while the use of glass in architecture and industry has become more widespread with the development of new techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative, clearly written text, and more than 275 colour and 50 black and white photographs, make this book a visually exciting presentation of all kinds of glassware (including some rarely photographed pieces) as well as an invaluable work of reference for all students and lovers of the decorative arts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a second-hand book. All proceeds go directly to supporting the only museum of stained glass in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo find out more please visit www.stainedglassmuseum.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SGM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57808344514934,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/5140\/9835\/files\/BookSale-Historyof.jpg?v=1778852795","url":"https:\/\/the-stained-glass-museum.myshopify.com\/products\/a-little-book-of-stained-glass-copy-2","provider":"Stained Glass Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}