The alchemy of glass
Subtitle: counterfeit, imitation, and transmutation in ancient glassmaking
By: Marco Beretta.
Publisher: Science History Publications/USA
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sagamore Beach
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780881353501
Subjects: Glassware, Ancient; Glass blowing and working -- Historiography; Glass manufacture -- Historiography; Glass manufacture -- Chemistry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Artificial and natural glass in Mesopotamia and Egypt; title: The Greek philosophers : between crystal and glass; title: A technical revolution : the introduction and cultural impact of glassblowing; title: Glass and alchemy; title: From Byzantine glass to early modern alchemy.