Search results for 'glass'

ISBN: 9781907372353
Published by : Paul Holberton Publishing
Silver, porcelain and ruby glass seem unlikely bedfellows, yet the objects in the Zilkha Collection are all united by the medium of silver or luxury metalwork. The objects were also made, for the most part, over about a century and a half. All of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781901663280
Published by : NMS ENTERPRISES LTD
The objects in the Museum's extensive collection range in date from the Late Bronze Age to the Middle Ages, spanning over 2000 years of glassmaking. All four of the major techniques - core-forming, casting , blowing and mould-blowing are represent... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841714493
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 1070
A report on the Roman and Byzantine glass found at the Byzantine site of Amorium in western Turkey. This, the first report in the planned series of monographs on the site, details the finds from the 1987 to 1997 seasons and includes an introdu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781902771151
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
A detailed report on glazing evidence relating to the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham from the religious houses of St Mary's Priory in Sempringham, Haverholme in Lincolnshire and the Gilbertine Priory of St Andrew in York. Pamela Graves briefly... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781899828333
Published by : Pindar Press
Lillch discusses all aspects of stained glass produced in France during the Gothic era. As well as analysing the iconography, style and hagiography of these major works of art, Lillich also considers glaziers, specific glazing techniques, gris... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841710389
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: bar archaeopress
Volume: 827
The earliest vitreous materials in Egypt date to c.4000 BC although the production of glass, faience, frit or 'Egyptian blue' does not really take off until the 18th dynasty. Andrew Shortland combines descriptions of various objects made from ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781854441249
Published by : Ashmolean Museum Publications
This book charts the development of Glass over four millennia -- from 18th Dynasty Egypt, through to the present day -- illustrated by 56 examples from the collections held by the Ashmolean Museum. The earliest fragments are from a Meopotamian ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781872414874
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
The assemblage of glass fragments from the Saxon site of Hamwic is one of the most important in Europe. This book details the range of different coloured glass, vessel types and decorative elements. Through an innovative approach to the study o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780902793156
Published by : Pitt Rivers Museum
A collection of 39 anthropological photographs from the Pitt Rivers Musem, Oxford, most of which were taken between 1865 and 1900 and form an invaluable ethnological record of cultures from five continents. Each photograph is accompanied by a desc... .... Learn More