Steuben Crystal

Steuben Crystal
Author: Steuben Glass (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1956
Genre: Crystal glass
ISBN:

Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass

Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass
Author: Thomas P. Dimitroff
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1998
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This study of Frederick Carder's contributions to the Steuben Glass Works (which he co-founded in 1903) and the works he produced in glass are presented with over 760 photographs and 450 line drawings, the majority from the Rockwell collections. Reference material and photographs never before in print are provided. A section valuable to all collectors discusses aspects of identification and evaluation--signatures, relative rarity, and dating.

The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning

The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning
Author: Estelle F. Sinclaire
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1997-06-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780815604549

Invaluable for the collector, curator, and dealer alike, The Complete Cut & Engraved Glass of Corning bring to the field of glass collecting a rich storehouse of detailed information from unpublished original catalog material in the Corning archives, including log-lost pattern identification.

American Glass

American Glass
Author: John Stuart Gordon
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0300226691

"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.

Glass

Glass
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1927
Genre: Glass manufacture
ISBN:

The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill

The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill
Author: Maurice Crofford
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781585441488

"In this detailed narrative of the business Tuthill founded, the patterns he created, the techniques he used, and the other artisans and consumers he knew, Maurice Crofford has written the story of an earlier, more elegant and leisurely era. For those knowledgeable about cut glass, the development of the forms will be instructive; for others, who simply appreciate the beauty of the glass, the numerous black and white photographs will appeal. Beyond both of those dimensions, however, Crofford provides a fascinating insight into the ways industrialization and mass production and, more especially, the automobile, changed forever the ways upper-class Americans lived, entertained, and displayed their good fortune. In Tuthill's career, moreover, Crofford finds an example of American ingenuity and creative genius in responding to changing times."--BOOK JACKET.

Light and Video Microscopy

Light and Video Microscopy
Author: Randy O. Wayne
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128161671

Light and Video Microscopy, Third Edition provides a step-by-step journey through philosophy, psychology and the geometrical and physical optics involved in interpreting images formed by light microscopes. The book addresses the intricacies necessary to set up light microscopes that allow one to visualize transparent specimens and, in the process, quantitatively determine various physico-chemical properties of specimens. This updated edition includes the most recent developments in microscopy, ensuring that it continues to be the most comprehensive, easy-to-use, and informative guide on light microscopy. With its presentation of geometrical optics, it assists the reader in understanding image formation and light movement within the microscope. - Provides a fully-revised, updated resource on three-dimensional (3D) structures - Contains a new appendices on Diffraction Theory and Advanced Image Processing - Provides practical applications, lab exercises and case studies on the mathematics, physics and biology used in microscopy - Discusses bright field, dark field, phase-contrast, fluorescence, interference, differential interference and modulation contrast microscopes, oblique illumination and photomicrography

Techniques of Kiln-formed Glass

Techniques of Kiln-formed Glass
Author: Keith Cummings
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1997-01-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780812234022

This book is a must for everyone interested in glass, especially artisans and collectors.

Makers

Makers
Author: Janet Koplos
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2010-07-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0807895830

Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay, glass, wood, and metal--from its roots in nineteenth-century reform movements to the rich diversity of expression at the end of the twentieth century. More than four hundred illustrations complement this chronological exploration of the American craft tradition. Keeping as their main focus the objects and the makers, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf offer a detailed analysis of seminal works and discussions of education, institutional support, and the philosophical underpinnings of craft. In a vivid and accessible narrative, they highlight the value of physical skill, examine craft as a force for moral reform, and consider the role of craft as an aesthetic alternative. Exploring craft's relationship to fine arts and design, Koplos and Metcalf foster a critical understanding of the field and help explain craft's place in contemporary culture. Makers will be an indispensable volume for craftspeople, curators, collectors, critics, historians, students, and anyone who is interested in American craft.