Molten Color

Download or read book Molten Color written by Karol Wight and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first half of this exquisitely illustrated book examines the earliest techniques for making glass, including casting, core-forming, and mosaic. All were used for centuries prior to the development of glass blowing, in which molten glass is inflated at the end of a hollow tube. This technique, which started in the middle of the first century, led to entirely new shapes and decorative approaches. The second half of the book looks at glass made during the Roman imperial period.