Excerpt from Curiosities of Glass Making: With Details of the Processes and Productions of Ancient and Modern Ornamental Glass Manufacture During the reign Of Nero, great improvements were made in Roman Glass. The perfectly clear Glass, which bore the nearest resemblance to crystal, was so highly valued, that Nero is stated to have given for two cups, of no extraordinary size, with two handles, 6000 sestertia, or nearly sterling. The superior kinds of Glass were in such extensive use, in the time Of Pliny, as to have ...
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Excerpt from Curiosities of Glass Making: With Details of the Processes and Productions of Ancient and Modern Ornamental Glass Manufacture During the reign Of Nero, great improvements were made in Roman Glass. The perfectly clear Glass, which bore the nearest resemblance to crystal, was so highly valued, that Nero is stated to have given for two cups, of no extraordinary size, with two handles, 6000 sestertia, or nearly sterling. The superior kinds of Glass were in such extensive use, in the time Of Pliny, as to have almost superseded cups Of gold and Silver. Hence, the manufacture would appear to have been con fined chie y to articles of luxury - such as vessels Of glass to imitate precious stones, intended for cutting by the lathe, by Roman artists, or Grecian artists resident in Rome, in the style Of cameos in relief. In the British Museum are preserved many specimens of fragments Of vases, and small pieces Of white Opaque enamel Glass, upon blue and amethyst transparent grounds, supporting the probability of this Opinion. 'white crystal Glass, without lead, cut to imitate rock-crystal, was then known; although the introduction of lead into white glass was, till recently, considered to be Of British origin.* (see plate 3, fig. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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