The Encyclopedia of Glass

ISBN-13:	9780764339257
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	02/29/2012
Edition description:	Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	330,855
Product dimensions:	8.48(w) x 10.82(h) x 0.72(d)

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.