Glass History

Author : Alan Macfarlane,Gerry Martin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0226500284

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Glass by Alan Macfarlane,Gerry Martin Pdf

Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefit of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators could see through the naked eye. In Glass: A World History, Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin tell the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the Near East, Macfarlane and Martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of India, China, and Rome through western Europe during the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution, and finally up to the present day. The authors argue that glass played a key role not just in transforming humanity's relationship with the natural world, but also in the divergent courses of Eastern and Western civilizations. While all the societies that used glass first focused on its beauty in jewelry and other ornaments, and some later made it into bottles and other containers, only western Europeans further developed the use of glass for precise optics, mirrors, and windows. These technological innovations in glass, in turn, provided the foundations for European domination of the world in the several centuries following the Scientific Revolution. Clear, compelling, and quite provocative, Glass is an amazing biography of an equally amazing subject, a subject that has been central to every aspect of human history, from art and science to technology and medicine.

Author : David Whitehouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
ISBN : 9781588343246

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Glass by David Whitehouse Pdf

"A concise history of glassmaking around the world, from Mesopotamia to the present day"--

Author : Seth C. Rasmussen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642281839

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How Glass Changed the World by Seth C. Rasmussen Pdf

Glass production is thought to date to ~2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. Yet the modern view of glass-based chemical apparatus (beakers, flasks, stills, etc.) was quite limited due to a lack of glass durability under rapid temperature changes and chemical attack. This “brief” gives an overview of the history and chemistry of glass technology from its origins in antiquity to its dramatic expansion in the 13th century, concluding with its impact on society in general, particularly its effect on chemical practices.

Author : Gianfranco Toso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015050487142

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Murano by Gianfranco Toso Pdf

Murano: A History of Glass discusses the origins of glass production, describing methods used by the Egyptians and the Romans. The earliest evidence of glass-making in Murano dates from the 7th to 8th century AD and this beautifully illustrated book trac

Author : Dan Klein,Ward Lloyd
Publisher : London : Orbis
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015016849039

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The History of Glass by Dan Klein,Ward Lloyd Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811229787

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Development History Of Ancient Chinese Glass Technology by Anonim Pdf

Worldwide research on ancient glass began in the early 20th century. A consensus has been reached in the community of Archaeology that the first manmade or synthetic glasses, based on archaeological findings, originated in the Middle East during the 5000-3000's BC. By contrast, the manufacturing technology of pottery and ceramics were well developed in ancient China. The earliest pottery and ceramics dates back to the Shang Dynasty - the Zhou Dynasty (1700 BC-770 BC), while the earliest ancient glass artifacts unearthed in China dates back to the Western Han Dynasty. Utilizing the state-of-the art analytical and spectroscopic methods, the recent findings demonstrate that China had already developed its own glassmaking technology at latest since 200 BC. There are two schools of viewpoint on the origin of ancient Chinese glass. The more common one believes that ancient Chinese glass originated from the import of glassmaking technology from the West as a result of Sino-West trade exchanges in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD). The other scientifically demonstrates that homemade ancient Chinese glass with unique domestic formula containing both PbO and BaO were made as early as in the Pre-Qin Period or even the Warring States Period (770 BC-221 BC), known as Yousha or Faience.This English version of the previously published Chinese book entitled Development History of Ancient Chinese Glass Technology is for universities and research institutes where various research and educational activities of ancient glass and history are conducted. With 18 chapters, the scope of this book covers very detailed information on scientifically based findings of ancient Chinese glass development and imports and influence of foreign glass products as well as influence of the foreign glass manufacturing processes through the trade exchanges along the Silk Road(s).

Author : Dan Klein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59618176

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The History of Glass by Dan Klein Pdf

Author : Pascal Richet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1568 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118799390

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Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture Two Volume Set by Pascal Richet Pdf

This Encyclopedia begins with an introduction summarizing itsscope and content. Glassmaking; Structure of Glass, GlassPhysics,Transport Properties, Chemistry of Glass, Glass and Light,Inorganic Glass Families, Organic Glasses, Glass and theEnvironment, Historical and Economical Aspect of Glassmaking,History of Glass, Glass and Art, and outlinepossible newdevelopments and uses as presented by the best known people in thefield (C.A. Angell, for example). Sections and chapters arearranged in a logical order to ensure overall consistency and avoiduseless repetitions. All sections are introduced by a briefintroduction and attractive illustration. Newly investigatedtopics will be addresses, with the goal of ensuring that thisEncyclopedia remains a reference work for years to come.

Author : Willem Floor
Publisher : Mage Publishers
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781949445671

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History of Glass and Ceramics in Iran, 1500-1925 by Willem Floor Pdf

This comprehensive and richly detailed study by renowned scholar Willem Floor is the culmination of what is known about domestic glass and ceramic production—location, quality, craftsmen—in Iran from 1500 until the end of the Qajar period in 1925. Because of increasing imports, the Qajar government tried to improve domestic glass and ceramic techniques through transfer of technology, (once through direct foreign investment). The reasons for these failed attempts are discussed as well as the development of the import of glass and ceramic products. Over time, there was not only a change in the places of origin of glass and ceramic imports, but also in their volume and composition, which, during the Qajar period, included a large variety of cheap articles for mass consumption. There is an appendix for each chapter giving a market assessment for glass and ceramic production in Iran, written in French by Belgian consultants in 1891. The Belgian assessments offer a detailed chemical analysis of glass and ceramics made in Iran, as well as an inventory of the types of glassware and ceramics made by domestic craftsmen. It concludes with proposals for the establishment of a modern glass and ceramic factory in Iran. This superb body of research will not only be of great interest to Iranian scholars inside and outside the country, but also to everyone interested in the story of glass and ceramics throughout the world.

Author : Nat Hubert John Westlake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Glass painting and staining
ISBN : HARVARD:32044034760660

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A History of Design in Painted Glass by Nat Hubert John Westlake Pdf

Author : Chloe Zerwick
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015018461098

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A Short History of Glass by Chloe Zerwick Pdf

Includes a pictorial survey of more than 100 color images illustrative of the wide variety of objects and styles of glassmaking as an art.

Author : Pamela Grundy,Susan Shackelford
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781469626017

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Shattering the Glass by Pamela Grundy,Susan Shackelford Pdf

Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, and to efforts to expand women's rights. Extensively illustrated and drawing on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, Shattering the Glass presents a moving, gritty view of the game on and off the court. It is both an insightful history and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.

Author : Stephen Eskilson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781474278386

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The Age of Glass by Stephen Eskilson Pdf

Glass has long transformed the architectural landscape. From the Crystal Palace through to the towering glass spires of today's cities, few architectural materials have held such immense symbolic resonance in the modern era. The Age of Glass explores the cultural and technological ascension of glass in modern and contemporary architecture. Showing how the use of glass is driven as much by changing cultural concerns as it is by developments in technology and style, it traces the richly interwoven material, symbolic, and ideological histories of glass to show how it has produced and dispersed meaning in architecture over the past two centuries. The book's chapters focus on key moments within the modern history of architecture, moments when glass came to the forefront of architectural thought, and which illustrate how glass has been used at different times to project different cultural ideas. A wide range of topics are explored – from the tension between expressionism and functionalism, to the persistent theme of glass and social class, to how glass has reflected political ideas from Nazism through to today's global consumer capitalism. The book also grapples with current arguments about sustainability, while, taking into account the advent of digital LED screens and 'smart glass', offering new cultural perspectives on the future and asking what glass architecture will signify in the digital age. Combining close readings of buildings with insights drawn from research, plus good storytelling and strong contemporary relevance, The Age of Glass offers a fascinating new perspective on modern architecture and culture.

Author : Rosa Barovier Mentasti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015052671610

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Glass Throughout Time by Rosa Barovier Mentasti Pdf

This volume presents the history of glass shown through 400 works ranging from ancient times to the new technological applications. Rarities and masterpieces of glass art from important Italian and foreign, public and private collections of antique, modern and contemporary glass are shown.

Author : Pascal Richet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1573 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118799420

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Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture, 2 Volume Set by Pascal Richet Pdf

A comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia to the fabrication, nature, properties, uses, and history of glass The Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture has been designed to satisfy the needs and curiosity of a broad audience interested in the most varied aspects of material that is as old as the universe. As described in over 100 chapters and illustrated with 1100 figures, the practical importance of glass has increased over the ages since it was first man-made four millennia ago. The old-age glass vessels and window and stained glass now coexist with new high-tech products that include for example optical fibers, thin films, metallic, bioactive and hybrid organic-inorganic glasses, amorphous ices or all-solid-state batteries. In the form of scholarly introductions, the Encyclopedia chapters have been written by 151 noted experts working in 23 countries. They present at a consistent level and in a self-consistent manner these industrial, technological, scientific, historical and cultural aspects. Addressing the most recent fundamental advances in glass science and technology, as well as rapidly developing topics such as extra-terrestrial or biogenic glasses, this important guide: Begins with industrial glassmaking Turns to glass structure and to physical, transport and chemical properties Deals with interactions with light, inorganic glass families and organically related glasses Considers a variety of environmental and energy issues And concludes with a long section on the history of glass as a material from Prehistory to modern glass science The Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture has been written not only for glass scientists and engineers in academia and industry, but also for material scientists as well as for art and industry historians. It represents a must-have, comprehensive guide to the myriad aspects this truly outstanding state of matter.