Title The alchemy of glass : counterfeit, imitation, and transmutation in ancient glassmaking / Marco Beretta.

Imprint

Sagamore Beach : Science History Publications/USA, 2009.

Location	Call Number	Status
Monograph Collection	TP850 .B47 2009	AVAILABLE

Description	p. cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Artificial and natural glass in Mesopotamia and Egypt -- The Greek philosophers : between crystal and glass -- A technical revolution : the introduction and cultural impact of glassblowing -- Glass and alchemy -- From Byzantine glass to early modern alchemy.
Subject(s)	Glassware, Ancient.
	Glass blowing and working -- Historiography.
	Glass manufacture -- Historiography.
	Glass manufacture -- Chemistry.