The Lampmaking Handbook
by Joe Porcelli
Category: Glass craft

The first & only how-to book of its kind. A complete, step by step guide to designing & building a Tiffany-style stained glass lamp. Stained glass enthusiasts, lovers & collectors alike will value this in-depth study of one of the most mysterious, & valuable of glass art creations written by one of the craft's most active practitioners. Tiffany lamps are the most desirable of turn of the century & Art Nouveau creations. Yet, lack of qualified information, & the guarded secrecy practiced by lampmaking artists & craftsmen, have until now, kept the art & craft of lampmaking the province of a select few. The author, a well known artist, writer & teacher on the subject, reveals through photos & illustrations, how a stained glass lamp is designed & made, reducing what seems like a highly specialized craft into simple, easy to understand terms. No glass art or craft library will be complete without THE LAMPMAKING HANDBOOK. A perfect compliment to Mr. Porcelli's one hour video "Lampmaking", Available through the publisher & scheduled to air on Cable T.V.'s The Learning Channel in July 1991, & on PBS Networks in 1992. The Glass Press, PO Box 678, Richboro, PA 18940. (215) 579-2720.