Veronica Tatton-Brown: 5000 Years of Glass
Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: First published in 1991, this book traces the history of glassmaking from its origins in Western Asia some 5000 years ago, through the invention of glassblowing around the first century BC, to the introduction of mechanised processes and new styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. It highlights the flourishing industries of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, the extraordinary achievements of the Roman…