41817
Accession Number
8312
Title Of Article Chaper
Recent views on ancient glasses
Title Of Journal Book
Glass technology
Volume
21
Issue
4
Pages
173-183
Reference Bibliography
Bibliog.: p. 182-183
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This review discusses the developments in knowledge which have taken place during the last ten years regarding fifteen aspects of ancient glass, i.e. Scottish faience beads, Babylonian glass making, glass making in ancient Egypt, Egyptian core-formed vessels, Romano-British beads and bracelets, the sources of alkali, the eight-ton block of glass in Palestine, alkali from beechwood ash, the durability of medieval window glass, a medieval soda-lime glass, the effects of enamels on the durability of medieval stained glass, Saxon stained glass, and the storage of poorly-durable glass. -- CCI
pub_id
41817