Book of Donmon Teith

Reviews of the UK edition: ""Enough insight to satisfy the knowledgeable enthusiast and general facts to become an essential introduction for the novice." " --

A complete history of glass from its origins 5000 years ago to mechanized processes for its production in the twentieth century.

A new edition of this definitive world history of glassmaking and decorative techniques from 2500 BC, updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. Thi

Glass production is thought to date to ~2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. Yet the modern view of glass-based chemical appar