The Encyclopedia of Glass

By Mark Pickvet

Book Overview

This new and improved edition is an essential and invaluable resource for every glass enthusiast, collector, researcher, and historian. It contains over 4,200 alphabetized definitions of glassware, colors, processes, materials, forms, decorative styles, pattern motifs, noted artisans, companies, and designers, from antiquity to the present. The glass world now has an necessary resource that remains up-to-date and unique in its field. This clear, concise, and easily readable guide includes both highly technical jargon and common terminology. The thorough use of cross-referencing between related subjects provides an extensive overview of specific glass-related topics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764311999
• ISBN13: 9780764311994
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"