Dictionary of Glass: Materials and Techniques - Hardcover

Bray, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713657928 ISBN 13: 9780713657920

Publisher: A & C Black, 2001

Synopsis

This is a completely revised and updated edition of Charles Bray's classic dictionary. The book is aimed at all those who work with glass whether they are glassblowers, etchers, engravers, stained glass artists or industrial glass workers, and be they professionals, amateurs, teachers or students.
The book takes a scholarly approach to its coverage of both technical and artistic aspects of working with glass. The technical information ranges from the pure sciences of geology, physics and chemistry through the practical considerations of equipment, materials and methodologies. Health and safety issues are also featured, and artistic trends and historical developments are included. A wealth of illustrations illuminate the text.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Bray is a well-known glass artist. He is the retired head of the Glass and Ceramics Department at Sunderland University. His work is in museum collections throughout the world.

Review:

"[This book] has a bit of everything. . . . It looks good, both visually (large-scale, hard-back, glossy) and in terms of content."—Glass Art Society News

Praise for the first edition:
"This dictionary does an excellent job of covering techniques, materials, and equipment, and is effectively illustrated with drawings and photographs. Background information important to glass work, such as explanations of electrical and chemical terms, is also well presented."—Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: A & C Black
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0713657928
• ISBN 13: 9780713657920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256