Glass from Islamic Lands

Name: Glass from Islamic Lands
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ISBN: 9780500976074

ISBN-10: 0500976074

ISBN-13: 9780500976074

Edition: 2001

Authors: Stefano Carboni

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Glass from Islamic Lands is a comprehensive survey of Islamic glass for more than seventy years, based on the superb al-Sabah collection in Kuwait.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 4.246
Language: English



Preface



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Transitional Period: The Legacy of Roman and Sasanian Glass (ca. late 6th to early 10th century)



The Early Period (ca. late 7th to 11th century)


Stained ("Luster-Painted") Glass


Glass with Cut Decoration



Continuity Over Time


Undecorated Glass


Glass with Applied Decoration


Glass with Mold-Blown Patterns


Glass with Impressed Patterns


Glass with Marvered Trails



The Great Era of Enameled and Gilded Glass (ca. 13th to 14th century)



The Revival of Glass in the Islamic World: The European Connection (ca. 17th to 19th century)



Table of Concordance of Inventory Numbers and Catalogue Numbers


Table of Glass Colors


Bibliography


Glossary


Index