Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles and Techniques

by Catherine Hess and Karol Wight

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This compact handbook in the popular Looking At ...series offers definitions and descriptions of a wide range of glass terminology such as crizzling, overblow and mould blowing. In clear and concise language the authors define many of the phrases encountered in exhibitions, books and articles relating to glass and glass making. The informative entries and numerous illustrations will afford readers a greater understanding of glass techniques and heightened enjoyment of the artworks. With illustrations drawn from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles) and the Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, New York State), this book is an essential guide for collectors and anyone interested in glass and its production.
  • ISBN10 1851774602
  • ISBN13 9781851774609
  • Publish Date 16 June 2005
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 May 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher V & A Publishing
  • Imprint V & A Publications