Full Description
Originally published in 1923, this book examines the history of glass-making in England from its origins in Imperial Roman techniques to the end of WWI. The text is richly illustrated with drawings and photographs of examples of glass and glass-making techniques though history. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of this decorative and practical art.
Contents
1. Roman glass in England; 2. Glass-making in England; 3. Contemporary records of glass-making in England, 1567-1700; 4. English drinking glasses; 5. Old English bottles and flint glass decanters; 6. Old London glass-houses; 7. Provincial glass-houses; 8. Coloured glass; 9. Cast plate-glass; 10. Flint-glass; 11. Cut-glass; 12. The excise period; 13. The international exhibitions of 1851 and 1862; 14. Extracts from the notes of a flint-glass works manager from 1875-1915; 15. Glass-making during the war, 1914-18; Index.
