Antique Art Glass American European in Toledo Museum of Art / Scarce Book

Description

Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book pictures examples of art glass in the Toledo Museum of Art.
ART IN GLASS – A Guide to the Glass Collections
, The Toledo Museum of Art, 1969.
Pictured are representative examples of glass from the following countries and periods:
Ancient Glass
: The Pre-Christian Era 14th-1st Century BC; The Christian Era 1st-16th Century AD;
Islamic Glass
: 6th-18th Century AD;
European Glass
: The Renaissance 1450-1600; The Baroque Era 1600-1730; Rococo to Victorian 1730-1850;
American Glass
: The Early American Period 1739-1830; The Middle Period 1830-1880; The Brilliant Period 1880-1915;
Modern Glass
: 1895 to the Present;
Some Technical Terms
; and
Suggested Reading
.  A typical museum text, the illustrations are sharp, the narrative is rich, and the captions are in-depth. Pictured examples include Libbey, Nash, Orrefors, Baccarat, Lalique, Tiffany, Galle, crown Milano, Finlay Onyx, Maize, Burmese, The New England Glass Co., Sandwich Glass Co., and more.  If you are a collector of art glass, this volume belongs on the shelf of your permanent reference library.
6.75” x 10.75” softback in very good condition. 142 pages.
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