Glass
STAINED GLASS BASICS
Written by Ward, Rachel
."..presents the fundamental techniques of working with stained glass and is intended for those getting started in the craft....Excellent color photographs and diagrams show materials and tools, as well as the cutting, assembling, and soldering of glass items....The projects...include hanging glass panels, boxes, and lamps....All have pattern diagrams and technical tips for construction...This is
BLENKO: COOL '50S AND '60S GLASS
Written by Piña, Leslie
Named after its founder, Englishman William Blenko, Blenko Glass Company, Inc. began producing stained glass in America in the late nineteenth century. It remains one of the few glass factories in the United States still making modern hand blown production glass. Recently, collectors have been scooping up Blenko designs from the company's middle years of production, the 1950s and 1960s.
BLENKO GLASS: 1962-1971
Written by Piña, Leslie
"Magnificent color, skilled craftsmanship and creative design make Blenko America's most colorful name in glass," touted a Blenko catalog advertisement. First begun in the late nineteenth century in Milton, West Virginia, Blenko remains one of the few glass factories in the United States where modern hand-blown glass is still in production.
JACOBITES & THEIR DRINKING GLASSES
Written by Seddon, Geoffrey B
This book, first published in 1995, remains the most detailed study of Jacobite glass ever undertaken, and the glasses are described against the compelling history of the Jacobite movement in the 18th century. Hundreds of detailed photographs of the engravings help to authenticate the genuine glasses in a field well known to be infested with fakes.
GALLE LAMPS
Written by Bartha, Georges De
This title divides the Galle cristallerie's vast production of light fixtures into two basic categories - those created before Galle's death in 1904 and those produced by the firm from then until its colsure in 1931."
TIFFANY LAMPS AND METALWARE
Written by Duncan, Alastair
This beautiful and comprehensive work illustrates a seemingly inexhaustible selection of the oil and electric light fixtures issued by the Tiffany studios: table and floor lamps, chandeliers and sconces.
VENETIAN GLASS MOSAICS 1860-1917
Written by Barr, Sheldon
In this, the first survey of late 19th- and early 20th-century Venetian glass, readers are treated to 100 color photographs of some of the finest glass ever created in modern times. Venetian glass artists were virtuosos, and their unique, peerless creations are among the glories of glassmaking.
SPLENDOUR & BLISS: ARTS FROM THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Written by Waanders & de Kunst Publishers
- Illustrates the stunning collections of Islamic art at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (Municipal Museum The Hague, the Netherlands), and accompanies an exhibition running from September 2018 to March 2019- This will be the first time the collection has been shown in its entirety- As well as showcasing the wonderful objects, Splendour & Bliss also considers how they were made; ancient techniques suc
M.V.M. CAPPELLIN GLASSWORKS AND THE YOUNG CARLO SCARPA: 1925-1931
Written by Sonego, Carla
Documenting the entire output of one of the most important glass companies in Italy from 1925 to 1931
VITTORIO ZECCHIN: TRANSPARENT GLASS FOR CAPPELLIN AND VENINI
Written by Marino Barovier
A comprehensive index of blown-glass pieces designed by Vittorio Zecchin between 1921 and 1926Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini presents, for the first time, the entire glass production of Murano painter and glassmaker Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947) at the two storied glassworks.
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