Roman Cameo Glass in the British Museum

Roman Cameo Glass in the British Museum
Author: Paul Roberts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Cameo glass represents the ultimate achievement in Roman luxury glass, and the British Museum has the world's largest and finest collection. This comprises over seventy pieces, including two of only a dozen surviving complete cameo glass vessels: the celebrated Portland Vase, the greatest surviving example of Roman cameo glass, and the Auldjo Jug, each with its complex and intriguing history. The catalogue, begun by Veronica Tatton-Brown and William Gudenrath of the Corning Museum of Glass, has been revisited and enhanced by Paul Roberts of the British Museum and David Whitehouse and William Gudenrath of the Corning Museum of Glass. This publication presents the collection in its entirety for the first time. Each piece is illustrated in colour and line drawing, with full description and discussion. The book also presents the results of ground-breaking new research. The authors construct a comprehensive context, using archaeological, technological, iconographic and typological evidence to look at the origins of cameo glass and its place in contemporary Roman art and craftsmanship. They also propose a relative and absolute chronology for cameo glass, and suggest possible models for the organisation of the workshop(s) that produced it.

The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall

The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall
Author: Christopher Woodall Perry
Publisher: Richard Dennis Publications Di
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780903685771

Doceuments work of the most important names associated with 19th century cameo glass.

Cameo Glass

Cameo Glass
Author: Sidney M. Goldstein
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1982
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Both this title and the exhibition it records documents the 2,000 year cameo glass tradition. The objects show are the best of their kind, be they ancient, Islamic, Chinese, or English. This exhibition is the beneficiary of the willingness of the owners of the treasures...- from foreword.

Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass
Author: David Whitehouse
Publisher: Hudson Hills
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780872901391

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

Glass

Glass
Author: Ruth Kassinger
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761321095

Ancient people of Mesopotamia were the first to discover how to turn sand into glass. These early glassmakers created beads and other small pieces of jewelry out of glass. Over time people learned to use glass for a wide range of items from bottles and other containers to windows and mirrors. Today, glass has many practical as well as scientific uses. In Glass: From Cinderalla's Slippers to Fiber Optics, Kassinger covers the history of glass from early times to the present. She also relates some of the myths associated with glass and explains the science behind its production and use. Book jacket.

Ennion: Master of Roman Glass

Ennion: Master of Roman Glass
Author: Christopher S. Lightfoot
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-12-08
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0300208774

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.