Glass A to Z

by David J. Shotwell

Book Overview

Where did Depression glass originate? When did Fenton start making glass? The answers to these and many more questions are found here. This handy and easy-to-use new collector's resource of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873493850
• ISBN13: 9780873493857
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Length: 638 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Looking for a Quick Reference Guide to Glass?

"Glass A to Z" is an excellent encyclopedia of information about glass, manufacturing processes, and manufacturers. It's alphabetical listing of topics makes it very to easy use to locate information quickly. Topics are cross-referenced as well. Topic headings are in bold print and paragraphs about the topics range in length. A handy section at the back of the text includes a section with manufacturer's marks as well. Whether you are a novice collector or a glassware buff, this is a great book to have in your library. Although the book was published in 2002, the information is timeless. Mine is well-worn from extensive use.

This book should really be titled "The Encyclopedia of Art Glass"

If you want a basic, comprehensive reference manual on art glass, this is the book for you. It contains an exhaustive, alphabetic listing of every popular art glass term, technique, and manufacturer. Each listing contains detail limited to a single sentence to several paragraphs, according to the depth of the topic. Like most encyclopedias, it won't make you an expert on any one topic, but it will give you most of the basic information you will likely ever need if you want to collect or deal in art glass. Not many photos, but a lot of information.