Foreign Glass Art -- A Series of Cultural Relic Appreciation Books

Author: Liu Gang (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This is a comprehensive monograph introducing the history of glass development abroad. It includes glass fragments from the 21st century BC, glass rods and amulets from the 13th century BC, Egyptian canopic jars, Pharaonic portraits, Roman mosaic glass bottles and narrative cups, medieval European glass mosaics, hunting scenes, and princess portraits, as well as stained glass windows and enameled lamps in churches. It also features refined Islamic glass, Venetian glass, Bohemian-style glass innovations, British and French glass, Austrian R?lecz glass, Finnish Alvar Aalto glass, Swedish Orrefors glass, and American Tiffany glass, among others. Accompanying the text are over 150 exquisite color illustrations for reference and appreciation. By reading this book, one can gain a general understanding of the development of foreign glass art, its artistic transformations and schools, opening the eyes of collectors of glass art and providing a rich reference source for artists in the field.