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The Art of Glass (Paperback)
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The Art of Glass (Paperback)
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THIS is the first of a series of volumes edited by Professor M.
Cable illustrating progress in understanding glass making from the
17th century to the early part of the 19th. Known as THE WORLD'S
MOST FAMOUS BOOK ON GLASSMAKING, it was first published, in
Italian, in 1612, as L'Arte Vetraria by Antonio Neri who claimed to
have experience of glassmaking in several countries and described
the best practice of that time, particularly in making coloured
glasses. A second edition printed in 1661 made the work more widely
known. An English translation by Christopher Merrett MD, one of the
early Fellows of the Royal Society, was published in 1662. Merrett
added very extensive notes of his own which almost doubled the
length of the book. That text became the master for subsequent
editions. It was eventually translated into Latin, French, German,
and Spanish, and reprinted at least twenty times over the course of
almost two centuries. This edition reproduces Merrett's original
layout, including the printers ornaments, but is set more legibly
and corrects some errors. It is introduced by an essay written in
1962 by Professor W. E. S. Turner FRS which explains the background
and importance of this work.
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