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Author: Carl I. Gable
Publisher: Schiffer Art Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764319464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Marino Barovier
Publisher: Charta
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers the reader a comprehensive and visually fascinating excursion into the history of Venetian glass from 1900 until today : the most significant period of Muranese glass.
Author: Marino Barovier
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783897902053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA superbly illustrated and meticulously researched standard work for connoisseurs and collectors of Venetian art glass. Includes a marks table and a glossary.
Author: Sheldon Barr
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2021-12-14
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0691222673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMurano 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.
Author: Gianfranco Toso
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMurano: A History of Glass discusses the origins of glass production, describing methods used by the Egyptians and the Romans. The earliest evidence of glass-making in Murano dates from the 7th to 8th century AD and this beautifully illustrated book trac
Author: Rosa Barovier Mentasti
Publisher: Arsenale
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIdentifies the artisans and styles which have made the history of Venetian glass
Author: Sheldon Barr
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851495481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this first survey of late 19th- and early 20th-century Venetian glass, readers are treated to 100 dazzling color photographs of some of the finest glass ever created. The fanciful shapes, remarkable clarity, sumptuous colors, and unusual patterns of Venetian glass have delighted and amazed collectors and enthusiasts the world over.
Author: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Published: 2002-10-31
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Salviati Collection of Venetian glass was presented to the Leland Stanford Junior Museum, California, at the end of the 19th century by Maurizio Camerino and Silvio Salviati. The gift, which encompasses virtually all the colors, styles and techniques marketed under the celebrated name, has been for the most part under wraps since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and is to be displayed for the first time. This collection forms the basis of this lavish book which accompanies its exhibition at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, California. 245 pieces are illustrated and described in this the most comprehensive publication on Salviati glass yet published. An introductory essay explores the art of Venetian glass blowing, a tradition that goes back more than a thousand years.
Author: Kathy Fox
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Published: 2012-08-29
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 0871167743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMillefiori, foil, Klimt, Miro – these are just a few of the colorful Venetian glass bead styles taking center stage in Kathy Fox’s illuminating book. Fully detailed and beautifully photographed, the step-by-step instructions for 24 modern jewelry projects using wire wrapping, bead crochet, knotting, stringing, and simple stitching will entice any reader into becoming a Venetian glass bead artist. She also shares the rich history and tradition behind this old-world art form, and provides useful tips for identifying authentic Venetian and Murano beads, guiding readers to informed buying decisions.
Author: Attilia Dorigato
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 414
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMurano owes its worldwide fame to blown glass. The works created by the skillful hands of the island's master glassblowers have been exported East and West for centuries now, providing some of the most exquisite decorations for royal palaces and princely homes, and arousing the wonder and delight of travellers, poets and writers throughout the ages. Attilia Dorigato, Director of the Murano Glass Museum, traces all the key stages in the development of this age-old craft. Running from the Middle Ages to the heart of the contemporary world, her study focuses particular attention on the master glass-makers of the late part of the twentieth century. This up-to-date survey draws on an extraordinary range of photographs, some of them being published for the first time, and constitutes a fundamental work for anyone who wishes to understand the history of glass. Special illustrated appendices are included to reveal the techniques and secrets of this fascinating craft; what tools the master glassblowers use;
