Murano Glass

Murano Glass
Author: Marc Heiremans
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Contains superb colour and black & white illustrations of this internationally renowned glass. Another superb book in the comprehensive series detailing the evolution of Murano glass.

Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970

Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970
Author: Marc Heiremans
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1993
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This book presents 290 masterpieces of art glass from the most famous and admired of the Venetian glassmakers working in Murano in the 20th century. The pieces come from the archives of the Murano firms, museums and private collections all over the world. Each piece is fully illustrated in stunning color photographs supplemented with numerous detail shots and original design drawings. Detailed descriptions of each work provide a wealth of information on the diverse glass techniques and technical refinements achieved by the individual artists and manufacturers. Covered in depth are 17 of the most important (both technically and artistically) glass producers in Murano over the 60 year period from 1910-1970, the renaissance of Venetian glass artistry.

20th Century Murano Glass

20th Century Murano Glass
Author: Marc Heiremans
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This second volume, following on the success of the previously published, Art Glass from Murano, also by the author, looks more deeply into the major movements and developments in the production of high quality art glass on the Venetian island of Murano in the 20th Century Over 100 of the finest examples of the glassmakers' art, all recently exhibited in Ghent, Belgium make up this important addition to the documentation of the work of the major firms and designers active in Murano between 1910 and 1970.

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass
Author: Sheldon Barr
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-12-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0691222673

Murano Glass and its Collectors in Aesthetic America / Melody Barnett Deusner -- Venetian Mosaics and Glass in the United States, 1860-1917 / Sheldon Barr -- "Where Have Titian's Beauties Gone?" : Sargent and Whistler on the Streets of Venice / Stephanie Mayer Heydt -- Interweaving Worlds : Antique and Revival Lace in Italy and in the United States, 1872-1927 / Diana Jocelyn Greenwold -- Sparks of Genius : American Art and the Appeal of Modern Venetian Glass / Crawford Alexander Mann III -- Biographies / Brittany Emens Strupp, Crawford Alexander Mann III.

Venetian Art Glass

Venetian Art Glass
Author: Marino Barovier
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Art GLass
ISBN: 9783897902053

A superbly illustrated and meticulously researched standard work for connoisseurs and collectors of Venetian art glass. Includes a marks table and a glossary.

Murano Magic

Murano Magic
Author: Carl I. Gable
Publisher: Schiffer Art Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764319464

The islands of Murano, in the lagoon of Venice, have been a sheltered community of glass artists for at least 700 years. With 250 stunning color photographs of Murano glass art and a detailed text that includes historical informaltion and family trees, this book is original in its comprehensive presentation of the artists, both past and present.

Art of Glass

Art of Glass
Author: Geoffrey Edwards
Publisher: Macmillan Education AU
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780958574310

Jointly published by the National Gallery of Victoria and Macmillan Publishers Australia this book is the first publication to document in depth the nature, extent and history of the National Gallery of Victorias celebrated glass collection. Its author, and expert on the art of glass, Geoffrey Edwards, has selected the most magnificent works from the collection, each reproduced in colour, as the basis for a broader discussion of the history of glassmaking in the worlds leading production centres, from the ancient Mediterranean to the present day. With fine photographs by Garry Sommerfeld, this book provides a most spectacular visual array.

Copper and Bronze in Art

Copper and Bronze in Art
Author: David A. Scott
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780892366385

This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.