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Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Glass

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I already had "Miller's Collecting Glass" and "Starting to Collect Antique Glass". I took advantage of a less than $2 ex-library book offer. All 3 books cover the history, manufacture, and styles of glass through the years. Each features different color photos and selects more objects to display from different regions and eras than the others. This book originally cost $60 and has more text. But the photos really added to what I already have. I had wondered if I would be getting a sales brochure from this auction house but it is an encyclopedia. Prices are not listed (they are outdated anyway) like they are in the other books. If you are new to glass this is an excellent book to refine your interests and then you can look for specialty books. I took a chance on buying this book sight-unseen and I'm glad I did.

This book is exactly want the title implies. This is a concise encyclopedia of glass. Well laid out in 10 sections with an intriguing forward and an informative introduction. There is a select bibliography a section on care and conservation among other interesting finds. Color plates abound with concise descriptions.

If you only obtain one book on the diversity of glass, this should be the one.
Contents:
Pre-Roman glass
Roman Glass
Islamic Glass
Medieval Glass
The renaissance Period
The Eighteenth Century
Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau
Twentieth-Century Developments
Fakes and Forgeries

This book is exactly want the title implies. This is a concise encyclopedia of glass. Well laid out in 10 sections with an intriguing forward and an informative introduction. There is a select bibliography a section on care and conservation among other interesting finds. Color plates abound with concise descriptions.

If you only obtain one book on the diversity of glass, this should be the one.
Contents:
Pre-Roman glass
Roman Glass
Islamic Glass
Medieval Glass
The renaissance Period
The Eighteenth Century
Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau
Twentieth-Century Developments
Fakes and Forgeries