Roman, Byzantine, and early medieval glass, 10 BCE-700 CE : Ernesto Wolf collection / E. Marianne Stern.

Author/creator Stern, E. M.
Format Book
Publication InfoOstfildern : Hatje Cantz ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the US by D.A.P., Distributed Art Publishers, ©2001.
Description427 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Subjects
Wolf, Ernesto--Art collections. --Catalogs.
Glassware, Roman--Catalogs.
Glassware, Byzantine--Catalogs.
Glassware, Medieval--Catalogs.
Glassware--Private collections. --Germany. --Catalogs.
Glass manufacture--History.

Contents Foreword (starting p. 9) -- Acknowledgments (starting p. 11) -- Introduction to the Catalogue (starting p. 13) -- Abbreviations (starting p. 17) -- Glossaries (starting p. 18) -- I The Early Roman Empire (ca. 30 B.C.E to 120 C.E.) -- Introduction (starting p. 36) -- Exploring the Blowpipe (ca. 30 B.C.E. to 50 C.E.) (starting p. 36) -- Introducing the Pontil Technique (mid first century C.E.) (starting p. 39) -- Early Free Blown Glass (starting p. 39) -- Early Mold-blown Glass (starting p. 41) -- Discussion (starting p. 43) -- Vessels Exploring the Blowpipe (starting p. 43) -- Vessels Introducing the Pontil Technique (starting p. 48) -- Early Free Blown Vessels (starting p. 49) -- Early Mold-blown Vessels (starting p. 51) -- Catalogue Nos. 1-55 (starting p. 55) -- II The Middle and Late Roman Empire (second through fourth centuries) -- Introduction (starting p. 130) -- Special Techniques (starting p. 130) -- Blown Glass in the West (starting p. 131) -- Blown Glass in the Eastern Mediterranean (starting p. 132) -- Discussion (starting p. 136) -- Vessels Made or Decorated by Special Techniques (starting p. 136) -- Blown Vessels in the West (starting p. 144) -- Blown Vessels in the Eastern Mediterranean (starting p. 146) -- Catalogue Nos. 56-143 (starting p. 155) -- III The Early Byzantine Empire (late fourth to mid seventh century) -- Introduction (starting p. 260) -- Late Roman Tradition Continued (late fourth to fifth century) (starting p. 260) -- Early Byzantine Free Blown Glass (fifth to mid seventh century) (starting p. 261) -- Early Byzantine Mold-blown Glass (sixth to mid seventh century) (starting p. 264) -- Discussion (starting p. 265) -- Vessels Blown in Late Roman Tradition (starting p. 265) -- Early Byzantine Free Blown Vessels (starting p. 268) -- Early Byzantine Mold-blown Vessels (starting p. 274) -- Catalogue Nos. 144-187 (starting p. 277) -- IV Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (mid fourth to early eighth century) -- Introduction (starting p. 330) -- Migration Period (starting p. 330) -- The Birth of National Glass Industries (starting p. 331) -- Discussion (starting p. 333) -- Southeast European Vessels (mid fourth to early fifth century) (starting p. 333) -- Late Antique Vessels (late fourth to mid fifth century) (starting p. 333) -- Frankish Vessels (late fifth to early/mid eighth century) (starting p. 335) -- Sasanian Vessels (late fifth to early seventh century) (starting p. 337) -- Early Islamic Ummayad Vessels (seventh to early eighth century) (starting p. 338) -- Catalogue Nos. 188-201 (starting p. 339) -- V Objects (first to seventh century; with addenda to Early Glass of the Ancient World) -- Introduction (starting p. 356) -- Discussion (starting p. 357) -- Objects of Personal Adornment (starting p. 357) -- Instrumenta Domestica (starting p. 365) -- Catalogue Nos. 202-229 (starting p. 367) -- App.: Notes on Chapters I-V (starting p. 400) -- App.: Bibliography and Short Titles (starting p. 412) -- Index (starting p. 420)
Review "Precious Egyptian glass of the Pharaonic period, luxury wares of Hellenistic times, and brilliant mosaic glass inlays from the Ptolemaic period and the early years of the Roman Empire - products of almost all the significant centers of the ancient world - are here presented for the first time. Ernesto Wolf formed this collection in just a few decades. He recognized the importance of preserving as much as possible of the archaeological context of ancient objects and acquired groups of finds in their entirely, among them an important hoard of Hellenistic luxury glass." "These 155 vessels and objects, the product of a discerning collector with a keen eye for beauty, range from the beginnings of glassworking in the sixteenth century B.C.E. into the first century C.E. when the novel technique of glassblowing spread through the Roman Empire. For the first time step-by-step descriptions of studio experiments reconstruct long lost lechniques of ancient artisans. This systematic analysis is presented in easy-to-understand language and is illustrated by numerous photos and drawings." "Full-color photographs by Peter Frankenstein and Hendrik Zwielasch illustrate each object in this comprehensive collection; they capture the magic of ancient glass and enable the reader to behold the smallest objects as through a magnifying glass. E. Mariame Stern's and Birgit Schlick-Nolte's careful research and documentation have produced an essential handbook on early ancient glass."--BOOK JACKET.
General notePublished simultaneously in German with title: Römisches, byzantinisches und frühmittelalterliches Glas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 419-423) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Stern, E.M. Roman, Byzantine, and early medieval glass, 10 BCE-700 CE. Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the US by D.A.P., Distributed Art Publishers, ©2001
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LCCN 2003450551
ISBN377579042X
ISBN9783775790420

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