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1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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text file |
| Note |
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y., May 24-Sept. 3, 2001, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oct. 2, 2001-Jan. 13, 2002, and the Benaki Museum, Athens from Feb. 20--May 15, 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-323) and index. |
| Contents |
Glass production in the Islamic world: a historical overview / Stefano Carboni -- Growth of interest in Islamic glass / David Whitehouse -- Archaeological excavations of Islamic glass / Stefano Carboni -- Some thoughts on the chemistry and technology of Islamic glass / Robert H. Brill -- A survey of Islamic glassworking and glass-decorating techniques / William Gudenrath -- Undecorated blown glass / David Whitehouse -- Mold-blown glass / David Whitehouse -- Hot-worked glass / Stefano Carboni -- Mosaic glass / David Whitehouse -- Cut and engraved glass / David Whitehouse -- Painted glass / Stefano Carboni -- Glass in the age of empires / essay by Stefano Carboni ; entries by Stefano Carboni and David Whitehouse -- Imitations of Islamic glass / essay by David Whitehouse ; entries by David Whitehouse and Stefano Carboni -- Glossary / David Whitehouse. |
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Exhibition title: Glass of the sultans. |
| Summary |
This catalogue accompanies an exhibition that brings together more than 150 glass objects representing twelve centuries of Islamic glassmaking. Included are the principal types of pre-industrial glass from Egypt, the Middle East, and India in a comprehensive array of shapes, colors, and techniques such as glassblowing, the use of molds, the manipulation of molten glass with tools, and the application of molten glass to complete or decorate an object. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website. |
| Local Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
| Subject |
Islamic glassware -- Exhibitions.
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Islamic glassware. |
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Glassware -- Islamic influences -- Exhibitions.
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Glassware -- Islamic influences. |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Whitehouse, David.
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Brill, Robert H.
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Gudenrath, William.
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Corning Museum of Glass.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Mouseio Benakē.
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| ISBN |
0870999869 (hc.) |
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9780870999864 (hc.) |
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0870999877 (paperback) |
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9780870999871 (paperback) |
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0300088515 (Yale Univ. Press) |
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9780300088519 (Yale Univ. Press) |
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