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Title: Pretiosa Vitrea: The Art of Glass Manufacturing in the Museums and Private Collections of Tuscany
Authors: Giandomenico De Tommaso, Fabrizio Paolucci
Publisher: 5 Continents
Theme: Decorative arts
Format: Softcover
Pages: 176
Dimension: 19 x 25 cm
Language: English
Release date: February 2018
ISBN: 9788874398041
Summary:
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.