Ennion Master Of Roman Glass

Author : Christopher S. Lightfoot
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0300208774
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ennion: Master of Roman Glass written by Christopher S. Lightfoot and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among glass craftsman active in the 1st century A.D., the most famous and gifted was Ennion, who hailed from the coastal city of Sidon in modern Lebanon. Ennion’s glass stood out for its quality and popularity. His products are distinguished by the fine detail and precision of their relief decoration, which imitates designs found on contemporaneous silverware. This compact, but thorough volume examines the most innovative and elegant known examples of Roman mold-blown glass, providing a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date study of these exceptional works. Included are some twenty-six remarkably preserved examples of drinking cups, bowls, and jugs signed by Ennion himself, as well as fifteen additional vessels that were clearly influenced by him. The informative texts and illustrations effectively convey the lasting aesthetic appeal of Ennion’s vessels, and offer an accessible introduction to an ancient art form that reached its apogee in the early decades of the Roman Empire.

Author : Chris S. Lightfoot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781588395580
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ennion written by Chris S. Lightfoot and published by . This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines the most innovative and elegant known examples of Roman mold-blown glass, providing a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date study of these exceptional works. Included are some twenty-six remarkably preserved examples of drinking cups, bowls, and jugs signed by Ennion himself, as well as fifteen additional vessels that were clearly influenced by him. The informative texts and illustrations effectively convey the lasting aesthetic appeal of Ennion's vessels, and offer an accessible introduction to an ancient art form that reached its apogee in the early decades of the Roman Empire.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Communications
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ennion written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Communications and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Justine Bayley
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782977775
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glass of the Roman World written by Justine Bayley and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glass of the Roman World illustrates the arrival of new cultural systems, mechanisms of trade and an expanded economic base in the early 1st millennium AD which, in combination, allowed the further development of the existing glass industry. Glass became something which encompassed more than simply a novel and highly decorative material. Glass production grew and its consumption increased until it was assimilated into all levels of society, used for display and luxury items but equally for utilitarian containers, windows and even tools. These 18 papers by renowned international scholars include studies of glass from Europe and the Near East. The authors write on a variety of topics where their work is at the forefront of new approaches to the subject. They both extend and consolidate aspects of our understanding of how glass was produced, traded and used throughout the Empire and the wider world drawing on chronology, typology, patterns of distribution, and other methodologies, including the incorporation of new scientific methods. Though focusing on a single material the papers are firmly based in its archaeological context in the wider economy of the Roman world, and consider glass as part of a complex material culture controlled by the expansion and contraction of the Empire. The volume is presented in honor of Jenny Price, a foremost scholar of Roman glass.

Author : David Whitehouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872902008
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cage Cups written by David Whitehouse and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alice Wilson Frothingham
Publisher : London, Faber
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1J/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spanish Glass written by Alice Wilson Frothingham and published by London, Faber. This book was released on 1964 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stuart J. Fleming
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 9780924171734
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Glass written by Stuart J. Fleming and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the way social attitudes and historical events—among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues—influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday life, from the lady-of-the-house's cosmetic preparations each morning to the setting of table for the evening meal. Included are two special appendices: one considers the technology of ancient glassmaking, the other summarizes ancient opinions on the properties and merits of glass.

Author : Robert Theodore Gunther
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pausilypon, the Imperial Villa Near Naples written by Robert Theodore Gunther and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher S. Lightfoot
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588396576
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art written by Christopher S. Lightfoot and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island’s artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum’s collection. This publication which focuses on Ancient Glass and is the third volume in a series aimed at publishing the collection in its entirety. This catalogue contains descriptions and illustrations of 520 glass vessels and objects. Although the majority of the glass is Roman, the scope of the collection extends from the Late Bronze Age through the end of antiquity (ca. 1500 B.C.– A.D. 600). It is the first attempt in over a century to provide a detailed account of the ancient glass found on Cyprus by Cesnola.

Author : Daniela Rosenow
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1787351173
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Things that Travelled written by Daniela Rosenow and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has demonstrated that, in the Roman, Late Antique, Early Islamic and Medieval worlds, glass was traded over long distances, from the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly Egypt and Israel, to Northern Africa, the Western Mediterranean and Northern Europe. Things that Travelled, a collaboration between the UCL Early Glass Technology Research Network, the Association for the History of Glass and the British Museum, aims to build on this knowledge. Covering all aspects of glass production, technology, distribution and trade in Roman, Byzantine and Early Medieval/Early Islamic times, including studies from Britain, Egypt, Cyprus, Italy and many others, the volume combines the strengths of the sciences and cultural studies to offer a new approach to research on ancient glass. By bringing together such a varied mix of contributors, specialising in a range of geographical areas and chronological time frames, this volume also offers a valuable contribution to broader discussions on glass within political, economic, cultural and historical arenas.