The Art of Glasscraft: 10 Masterful Books on Glass and Its Craft

Stained Glass, Design, History, and Techniques from the Arts and Crafts TraditionBy Kate Field, Bernard D. Bolas, Sara Ware Bassett, Francis C. Frary, Percival Marson, W. A. Shenstone, Hugh Arnold, Graydon Mrs. Stannus, J. Sydney Lewis, Christopher Whall
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The Art of Glasscraft gathers ten substantial studies of glass as material, art, and industry, tracing its passage from furnace to finished object. Across practical instruction, historical survey, aesthetic criticism, and reflections on stained-glass design, the volume reveals the remarkable range of writing generated by the craft. Its standout discussions of colour, light, ornament, manufacture, and restoration position glass not as a minor decorative medium but as a demanding art whose effects depend upon technical knowledge and visual imagination. The contributors—Kate Field, Bernard D. Bolas, Sara Ware Bassett, Francis C. Frary, Percival Marson, W. A. Shenstone, Hugh Arnold, Mrs. Stannus Graydon, J. Sydney Lewis, and Christopher Whall—bring complementary perspectives to this history of making and seeing. Together, their work belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century revival of interest in handicraft, architectural decoration, design reform, and the preservation of artistic traditions. Their varied voices connect scientific inquiry and workshop expertise with cultural history and criticism. This collection is especially rewarding for students of decorative arts, architecture, material culture, and design history, as well as for practicing makers. By placing multiple methods and arguments in dialogue, it offers both an education in glasscraft and a richly layered account of why the medium continues to command attention.

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Table of contents

1A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing
2A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing
3PREFACE
4CHAPTER IV
5Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing
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6Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing
7239 WEST 39TH STREET, NEW YORK 6 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E. C. 1914
8CHAPTER IV
9The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame
10The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame
11PREFACE
12CHAPTER III.
13CHAPTER IV.
14CHAPTER VI.
15Glass and Glass Manufacture
16PREFACE
17CHAPTER I HISTORY
18CHAPTER II THE CHEMISTRY OF GLASS-MAKING AND THE MATERIALS USED
19CHAPTER III THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GLASS
20CHAPTER IV THE COMPOSITION OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GLASS
21CHAPTER V COLOURED GLASS AND ARTIFICIAL GEMS
22CHAPTER VI DECOLORIZERS
23CHAPTER VII THE REFRACTORY MATERIALS USED
24CHAPTER VIII GLASS HOUSE FURNACES
25CHAPTER IX GLASS-MELTING POTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE
26CHAPTER X LEHRS AND ANNEALING
27CHAPTER XI THE MANIPULATION OF GLASS GLASS MAKERS’ TOOLS AND MACHINES
28CHAPTER XII CROWN, SHEET, AND PLATE GLASS
29CHAPTER XIII TUBE, CANE, AND CHEMICAL GLASSWARE
30CHAPTER XIV OPTICAL GLASS
31CHAPTER XV DECORATED GLASSWARE
32CHAPTER XVI ENGLISH AND FOREIGN METHODS OF GLASS MANUFACTURE COMPARED
33APPENDIX
34Stained Glass Work: A text-book for students and workers in glass
35Stained Glass Work: A text-book for students and workers in glass
36PART I
37CHAPTER III
38CHAPTER VI
39CHAPTER XI
40CHAPTER XVI
41CHAPTER XVII
42CHAPTER XX
43NOTES ON THE COLLOTYPE PLATES
44THE END
45Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England and France
46Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England and France
47PREFACE
48III THE STYLE OF THE FIRST PERIOD
49V EARLY THIRTEENTH CENTURY GLASS IN ENGLAND (CANTERBURY AND LINCOLN)
50VII OTHER THIRTEENTH CENTURY WINDOWS
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