Roman Glass

Author : Stuart James Fleming
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 0924171723

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Roman Glass by Stuart James Fleming Pdf

Drawing analogies between the Roman society and our own, Fleming (U. of Pennsylvania Museum) presents the path of development followed by the Roman glassworking industry, and illustrates the aesthetic and technical response of an industry to changes in personal taste. Where written sources were lacking, he uses images such as manuscripts and mosaics, relief decoration on silverware and coffins, and so forth. In the foreword, he states that when he talks of glass reflecting the Roman culture, he means that it reflects the way people behaved towards one another. Contains many color illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Patrick Degryse
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789462700079

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Glass Making in the Greco-Roman World by Patrick Degryse Pdf

New insights into the trade and processing of mineral raw materials for glass making - Free ebook at OAPEN Library (www.oapen.org) This book presents a reconstruction of the Hellenistic-Roman glass industry from the point of view of raw material procurement. Within the ERC funded ARCHGLASS project, the authors of this work developed new geochemical techniques to provenance primary glass making. They investigated both production and consumer sites of glass, and identified suitable mineral resources for glass making through geological prospecting. Because the source of the raw materials used in the manufacturing of natron glass can be determined, new insights in the trade of this material are revealed. While eastern Mediterranean glass factories were active throughout the Hellenistic to early Islamic period, western Mediterranean and possibly Italian and North African sources also supplied the Mediterranean world with raw glass in early Roman times. By combining archaeological and scientific data, the authors develop new interdisciplinary techniques for an innovative archaeological interpretation of glass trade in the Hellenistic-Roman world, highlighting the development of glass as an economic material. Contributors Annelore Blomme (KU Leuven), Sara Boyen (KU Leuven), Dieter Brems (KU Leuven), Florence Cattin (Université de Bourgogne), Mike Carremans (KU Leuven), Veerle Devulder (KU Leuven, UGent), Thomas Fenn (Yale University), Monica Ganio (Northwestern University), Johan Honings (KU Leuven), Rebecca Scott (KU Leuven)

Author : Martine Newby,K. S. Painter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015060582585

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Roman Glass by Martine Newby,K. S. Painter Pdf

A useful collection of papers on the first two centuries of Roman glass-making given at the symposium organised by the Society of Antiquaries in honour of Donald Harden, at the time of the Glass of the Caesars' exhibition. Contributors include: David Whitehouse, Jennifer Price, Dan Barag, Sophia van Lith, Lucia Scatozza Horicht, Yael Israeli and the editors.

Author : David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass
Publisher : Hudson Hills
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0872901394

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Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass by David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass Pdf

This volumn covers 481 objects from the first century B.C. to the eighth century A.D.

Author : Christopher S. Lightfoot,Zrinka Buljević,Yael Israeli ,Karol B. Wight,Lisa Pilosi ,Mark T. Wypyski
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780300208771

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Ennion: Master of Roman Glass by Christopher S. Lightfoot,Zrinka Buljević,Yael Israeli ,Karol B. Wight,Lisa Pilosi ,Mark T. Wypyski Pdf

Among glass craftsman active in the 1st century A.D., the most famous and gifted was Ennion, who hailed from the coastal city of Sidon in modern Lebanon. Ennion’s glass stood out for its quality and popularity. His products are distinguished by the fine detail and precision of their relief decoration, which imitates designs found on contemporaneous silverware. This compact, but thorough volume examines the most innovative and elegant known examples of Roman mold-blown glass, providing a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date study of these exceptional works. Included are some twenty-six remarkably preserved examples of drinking cups, bowls, and jugs signed by Ennion himself, as well as fifteen additional vessels that were clearly influenced by him. The informative texts and illustrations effectively convey the lasting aesthetic appeal of Ennion’s vessels, and offer an accessible introduction to an ancient art form that reached its apogee in the early decades of the Roman Empire.

Author : Justine Bayley,Ian Freestone,Caroline Jackson
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782977773

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Glass of the Roman World by Justine Bayley,Ian Freestone,Caroline Jackson Pdf

Glass of the Roman World illustrates the arrival of new cultural systems, mechanisms of trade and an expanded economic base in the early 1st millennium AD which, in combination, allowed the further development of the existing glass industry. Glass became something which encompassed more than simply a novel and highly decorative material. Glass production grew and its consumption increased until it was assimilated into all levels of society, used for display and luxury items but equally for utilitarian containers, windows and even tools. These 18 papers by renowned international scholars include studies of glass from Europe and the Near East. The authors write on a variety of topics where their work is at the forefront of new approaches to the subject. They both extend and consolidate aspects of our understanding of how glass was produced, traded and used throughout the Empire and the wider world drawing on chronology, typology, patterns of distribution, and other methodologies, including the incorporation of new scientific methods. Though focusing on a single material the papers are firmly based in its archaeological context in the wider economy of the Roman world, and consider glass as part of a complex material culture controlled by the expansion and contraction of the Empire. The volume is presented in honor of Jenny Price, a foremost scholar of Roman glass.

Author : E. M. Stern,Toledo Museum of Art
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8870629163

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Roman Mold-blown Glass by E. M. Stern,Toledo Museum of Art Pdf

"The Toledo Museum of Art has one of the largest, most extensive and most varied collections of Roman glass vessels and objects from the eastern Mediterranean currently housed in any museum"--Foreword, p. 9.

Author : Stuart J. Fleming
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 0924171731

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Roman Glass by Stuart J. Fleming Pdf

Follow the way social attitudes and historical events—among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues—influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday life, from the lady-of-the-house's cosmetic preparations each morning to the setting of table for the evening meal. Included are two special appendices: one considers the technology of ancient glassmaking, the other summarizes ancient opinions on the properties and merits of glass.

Author : David F. Grose
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472130627

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The Hellenistic, Roman, and Medieval Glass from Cosa by David F. Grose Pdf

A landmark contribution to our knowledge of the Roman glass industry in the Western Mediterranean

Author : David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass
Publisher : Hudson Hills Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Glass
ISBN : UCAL:B4967893

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Glass of the Roman Empire by David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass Pdf

Author : Miles Russell
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780750964784

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Bignor Roman Villa by Miles Russell Pdf

Discovered in 1811, Bignor is one of the richest and most impressive villas in Britain, its mosaics ranking among the finest in north-western Europe. Opened to the public for the first time in 1814, the site also represents one of Britain’s earliest tourist attractions, remaining in the hands of the same family, the Tuppers, to this day. This book sets out to explain the villa, who built it, when, how it would have been used and what it meant within the context of the Roman province of Britannia. It also sets out to interpret the remains, as they appear today, explaining in detail the meaning of the fine mosaic pavements and describing how the villa was first found and explored and the conservation problems facing the site in the twenty-first century. Now, after 200 years, the remarkable story of Bignor Roman Villa is told in full in this beautifully illustrated book.

Author : Nadine Schibille
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789462703193

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Islamic Glass in the Making by Nadine Schibille Pdf

New insights into the history of Islamic glassmaking The ancient glass industry changed dramatically towards the end of the first millennium. The Roman glassmaking tradition of mineral soda glass was increasingly supplanted by the use of plant ash as the main fluxing agent at the turn of the ninth century CE. Defining primary production groups of plant ash glass has been a challenge due to the high variability of raw materials and the smaller scale of production. Islamic Glass in the Making advocates a large-scale archaeometric approach to the history of Islamic glassmaking to trace the developments in the production, trade and consumption of vitreous materials between the eighth and twelfth centuries and to separate the norm from the exception. It proposes compositional discriminants to distinguish regional production groups, and provides insights into the organisation of the glass industry and commerce during the early Islamic period. The interdisciplinary approach leads to a holistic understanding of the development of Islamic glass; assemblages from the early Islamic period in Mesopotamia, Central Asia, Egypt, Greater Syria and Iberia are evaluated, and placed in the larger geopolitical context. In doing so, this book fills a gap in the present literature and advances a large-scale approach to the history of Islamic glass.

Author : Stuart J. Fleming
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-29
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015040133160

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Roman Glass by Stuart J. Fleming Pdf

This lavishly illustrated book places glass in its social setting within the Roman household. The volume was written to accompany the traveling exhibition Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change. Through a series of vignettes, the author tells the story of the development of the glass industry in the Roman Empire and the role of glass in the daily routines of the ancient Romans. During the reign of Rome's first emperor, Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14), as several well-established industries such as pottery- and textile-making were being expanded, the craft of glassmaking was adopted from the East, turned into an industry, and adapted to Roman taste. By the mid-first century A.D. glass rivaled pottery in the domestic marketplace. It was used for tableware and storage containers to hold everything from preserved fish to fine perfumes. Glass featured strongly in the Roman daily routine, from the early morning, when maids would apply perfumed lotions to their mistress in preparation for her social rounds, to the late afternoon, when slaves would bring platters of food, bowls of fruit, and jugs of wine—all of glass—to the supper table. And there was a place for glass even in Roman funerary ritual, because it was custom to include all manner of domestic items among the grave furnishings, to add comfort to the afterlife.

Author : Ioannis Liritzis,Christopher Moore Stevenson
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Glassware, Ancient
ISBN : 9780826351593

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Obsidian and Ancient Manufactured Glasses by Ioannis Liritzis,Christopher Moore Stevenson Pdf

This edited volume offers archaeologists and archaeometrists the latest technical information, the fundamentals of provenance studies, instrumentation used in these investigations, and strategies for the dating and interpretation of archaeological materials in glass studies. The contributors discuss recent advances in obsidian hydration dating, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy, focusing on the application of these technologies to a variety of glass forms and incorporating studies that look at the social and economic strategies of past cultures. With examples from Greece, the Middle East, Italy, Peru, Bolivia, Russia, Africa, and the Pacific region, provenance studies look at regional patterns of glass acquisition, production, and exchange, providing examples that use one or more instrumental methods to characterize materials from ancient societies. Extensive figures and tables included.

Author : Patrick Degryse,Julian Henderson,Gregory Hodgins
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Archaeometry
ISBN : 9789058676900

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Isotopes in Vitreous Materials by Patrick Degryse,Julian Henderson,Gregory Hodgins Pdf

For all artifacts that are to serve as archaeological evidence, the study of the provenance, production technology, and trade of raw materials must be based on archaeometry. Currently, these questions are addressed by the use of radiogenic isotope analysis. The book captures the state of the art in this rapidly advancing field. It includes methodological papers on isotope analysis, innovative applications of several isotope systems to current questions in glass and glaze research, and advances in the knowledge of the economy of vitreous materials.