Pretiosa Vitrea: The Art of Glass Manufacturing in the Museums and Private Collections of Tuscany

Titre : Pretiosa Vitrea: The Art of Glass Manufacturing in the Museums and Private Collections of Tuscany 
Auteurs : Giandomenico De Tommaso, Fabrizio Paolucci 
Éditeur : 5 Continents 
Thème : Arts décoratifs 
Format : Broché  
Pages : 176 
Dimension : 19 x 25 cm 
Langue : Anglais 
Date de publication : Février 2018 
ISBN : 9788874398041 

Résumé : 

Pretiosa Vitrea, whose title is inspired by the Latin definition of glass, explores the history of glass manufacturing in Tuscany. Superb objects, beautifully photographed, reveal treasures from museum and private collections throughout this Italian region, including archeological findings of Roman glass, glass cameos from Torrita di Siena, and chrysography--calligraphy written in gold ink and suspended in glass--from Arezzo. Illustrations depict the evolution of mass production techniques, from the use of molds to the discovery of glass blowing in the middle of the 1st century BC.