Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval Glass, 10 BCE - 700 CE : Ernesto Wolf Collection

by: Stern, E.M.

Price: 89,00 EURO

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Roman, Byzantine, and early medieval glass, 10 BCE-700 CE : Ernesto Wolf collection

Author:E. M. Stern

Precious Egyptian glass of the Pharaonic period, luxury wares of Hellenistic times, and brilliant mosaic glass inlays from the Ptolemaic period and the early years of the Roman Empire - products of almost all the significant centers of the ancient world - are here presented for the first time. Ernesto Wolf formed this collection in just a few decades. He recognized the importance of preserving as much as possible of the archaeological context of ancient objects and acquired groups of finds in their entirely, among them an important hoard of Hellenistic luxury glass." "These 155 vessels and objects, the product of a discerning collector with a keen eye for beauty, range from the beginnings of glassworking in the sixteenth century B.C.E. into the first century C.E. when the novel technique of glassblowing spread through the Roman Empire. For the first time step-by-step descriptions of studio experiments reconstruct long lost lechniques of ancient artisans. This systematic analysis is presented in easy-to-understand language and is illustrated by numerous photos and drawings." "Full-color photographs by Peter Frankenstein and Hendrik Zwielasch illustrate each object in this comprehensive collection; they capture the magic of ancient glass and enable the reader to behold the smallest objects as through a magnifying glass. E. Mariame Stern's and Birgit Schlick-Nolte's careful research and documentation have produced an essential handbook on early ancient glass.

427 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Subjects:
Arqueologia Mediterrâneo
Arqueologia romana
Art Private collections
Catalogs
Catalogues
Germany
Glaskunst
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Glass manufacture History
Glassware Private collections
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Glassware, Byzantine
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Glassware, Roman
Glassware, Roman Catalogs
History
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Particuliere verzamelingen
Verre Fabrication Histoire
Verrerie Collections privées
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Verrerie antique Rome
Verrerie byzantine
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Verrerie médiévale
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Vidro
Wolf, Ernesto
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Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart
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Published simultaneously in German with title: Römisches, byzantinisches und frühmittelalterliches Glas

Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval Glass, 10 BCE - 700 CE : Ernesto Wolf Collection

by: Stern, E.M.

• ISBN-13: 9783775790420 / 978-3-7757-9042-0
• ISBN-03: 377579042X / 3-7757-9042-X
• Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart, 2001

Price: 89,00 EURO

(in stock)