Download or read book Nineteenth Century Glass written by Albert Christian Revi and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century may be considered the golden age in the history of glassware, for at no other time, since its discovery more than 5000 years ago were more accumulated glass skills and decorative techniques manifested in the comparatively short space of one century.

Download or read book Houses of Glass written by Georg Kohlmaier and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glasshouses of the nineteenth century represent a remarkable confluence of opposites in architecture and technology. The architecture was designed to create an artificial climate in which people could return to paradise, and yet the technical means employed were also basic to the century's developing industrial grime -the other side of paradise. Enriched by more than 700 illustrations, Houses of Glass chronicles these pristine structures as they evolved from hothouses into exhibition halls, ballrooms, and theaters. Georg Kohlmaier is an architect and Barna von Sartory a sculptor. They have collaborated on many books and articles on contemporary architecture.

Download or read book Nineteenth Century Glass written by Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Nineteenth Century Glass written by Albert Christian Revi and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Sea of Glass written by Drew Harvell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author makes an eloquent plea for marine biodiversity conservation."—Library Journal "Harvell seems to channel the devotion that motivated the Blaschkas."—The Guardian Winner of the 2016 National Outdoor Book Award, Environment Category It started with a glass octopus. Dusty, broken, and all but forgotten, it caught Drew Harvell’s eye. Fashioned in intricate detail by the father-son glassmaking team of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, the octopus belonged to a menagerie of unusual marine creatures that had been packed away for decades in a storage unit. More than 150 years earlier, the Blaschkas had been captivated by marine invertebrates and spun their likenesses into glass, documenting the life of oceans untouched by climate change and human impacts. Inspired by the Blaschkas’ uncanny replicas, Harvell set out in search of their living counterparts. In A Sea of Glass, she recounts this journey of a lifetime, taking readers along as she dives beneath the ocean's surface to a rarely seen world, revealing the surprising and unusual biology of some of the most ancient animals on the tree of life. On the way, we glimpse a century of change in our ocean ecosystems and learn which of the living matches for the Blaschkas’ creations are, indeed, as fragile as glass. Drew Harvell and the Blaschka menagerie are the subjects of the documentary Fragile Legacy, which won the Best Short Film award at the 2015 Blue Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit. Learn more about the film and check out the trailer here.

Download or read book Nineteenth Century Literary Realism written by Katherine Kearns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A challenging rethinking of traditional theories, and redefinition of the genre, of realism.

Download or read book Rare American Nineteenth Century Glass written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public Auction written by Richard A. Bourne Co and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exquisite Glass Ornaments written by Rosa Barovier Mentasti and published by Marsilio. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast and variegated de Boos-Smith Collection offers a comprehensive and fascinating panorama of 19th-century Murano glass production, from filigree to millefiore, from avventurine to chalcedony, that will also appeal to a non-expert audience.

Download or read book British Glass 1800 1914 written by Charles R. Hajdamach and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 1991 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive survey of the greatest period in the history of British glass

Download or read book The Glass Industry in South Boston written by Joan E. Kaiser and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of and collectors' guide to nineteenth-century glass manufacturing in South Boston

Download or read book American Glass written by John Stuart Gordon and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Glass can be decorative or utilitarian, and its forms often reflect technological innovations and social change. Drawing on an insightful selection from the Yale University Art Gallery and other collections at Yale, American Glass illuminates the vital and often intimate roles that glass has played in the nation's art and culture. Spectacularly illustrated, the publication showcases eighteenth-century mold-blown vessels, nineteenth-century pressed glass, innovative studio work, and luminous stained-glass windows by John La Farge and Louis Comfort Tiffany, the latter reproduced as a lush gatefold. These are considered alongside beguiling objects that broaden our expectations of glass and speak to the centrality of the medium in American life, including one of the oldest complex microscopes in the United States, an early Edison light bulb, glass-plate photography, jewelry, and more. With an essay on the history of collecting American glass and discussions of each object that present new scholarship, this engaging book tells the long and rich history of glass in America--from prehistoric minerals to contemporary sculptures"--Dust jacket front flap.

Download or read book Nineteenth century Art Glass written by Ruth Webb Lee and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history and classification of Victorian collectibles.

Download or read book 19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps written by Ron Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1890 and 1920 the best kerosene lamps made were being manufactured by three of the premier lamp and glasshouses of the day: The Consolidated Lamp & Brass Company; The Pittsburgh Brass, Lamp & Glass Company; and The Fostoria Glass Glass Company. This book is the first to authenticate all of the patterns in art glass chamber lamps as well as to authenticate which manufacturer produced which patterns and when. It tells the history of each manufacturer as well as provides a compilation of over 300 full-color photos and over 100 black and white photos. 2009 values.

Download or read book English Nineteenth Century Cameo Glass written by Corning Museum of Glass and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glass written by David Whitehouse and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A concise history of glassmaking around the world, from Mesopotamia to the present day"--