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Originally published in 1923, this book examines the history of glass-making in England from its origins in Imperial Roman techniques to the end of WWI. The text is richly illustrated with drawings and photographs of examples of glass and glass-making techniques though history. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of this decorative and practical art.

Table of Contents
1. Roman glass in England; 2. Glass-making in England; 3. Contemporary records of glass-making in England, 1567–1700; 4. English drinking glasses; 5. Old English bottles and flint glass decanters; 6. Old London glass-houses; 7. Provincial glass-houses; 8. Coloured glass; 9. Cast plate-glass; 10. Flint-glass; 11. Cut-glass; 12. The excise period; 13. The international exhibitions of 1851 and 1862; 14. Extracts from the notes of a flint-glass works manager from 1875–1915; 15. Glass-making during the war, 1914–18; Index.

GlassMaking in England

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/17/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107689664, 978-1107689664
      ISBN10: 110768966X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1923, this book examines the history of glass-making in England from its origins in Imperial Roman techniques to the end of WWI. The text is richly illustrated with drawings and photographs of examples of glass and glass-making techniques though history. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of this decorative and practical art.

      Table of Contents
      1. Roman glass in England; 2. Glass-making in England; 3. Contemporary records of glass-making in England, 1567–1700; 4. English drinking glasses; 5. Old English bottles and flint glass decanters; 6. Old London glass-houses; 7. Provincial glass-houses; 8. Coloured glass; 9. Cast plate-glass; 10. Flint-glass; 11. Cut-glass; 12. The excise period; 13. The international exhibitions of 1851 and 1862; 14. Extracts from the notes of a flint-glass works manager from 1875–1915; 15. Glass-making during the war, 1914–18; Index.

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