Research Catalog

Title

Ennion : master of Roman glass / Christopher S. Lightfoot ; with contributions by Zrinka Buljević, Yael Israeli, Karol B. Wight, and Mark T. Wypyski.

Author

Lightfoot, C. S. (Chris S.)

Publication

• New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]
• New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2014]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Buljević, Zrinka
• Israeli, Yael
• Wight, Karol, 1958-
• Wypyski, Mark T.
• Ennion, active 1st century
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution, issuing body

Description

160 pages : color illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

Among glass craftsmen active in the first century A.D., the most famous and gifted was Ennion, who came from the coastal city of Sidon in modern Lebanon. Ennion's glass stood out for its quality and popularity, and his products are distinguished by the fine detail and precision of their relief decoration, which imitates designs found on contemporary silverware. This publication examines the most innovative and elegant known examples of Roman mould-blown glass, providing a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date study of these exceptional works. Included are some twenty-six remarkably preserved examples of drinking cups, bowls and jugs signed by Ennion himself, as well as fourteen additional vessels that were clearly influenced by him. The informative texts and illustrations effectively convey the lasting aesthetic appeal of Ennion's vessels, and offer an accessible introduction to an ancient art form that reached its apogee in the early decades of the Roman Empire. Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, USA (9.12.-13.4.2015) / The Corning Museum of Glass, USA (15.5.-19.10.2015).

Subjects

• Ennion, active 1st century > Exhibitions
• Glassware, Roman > Exhibitions

Note

• Catalogue published in conjunction with "Ennion : Master of Roman Glass," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from December 9, 2014, through April 13, 2015.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-159).

Call Number

JQF 15-71

ISBN

• 9781588395580 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
• 1588395588 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
• 9780300208771 (Yale University Press)
• 0300208774 (Yale University Press)

LCCN

2014042394

OCLC

881612556

Author

Lightfoot, C. S. (Chris S.), author.

Title

Ennion : master of Roman glass / Christopher S. Lightfoot ; with contributions by Zrinka Buljević, Yael Israeli, Karol B. Wight, and Mark T. Wypyski.

Publisher

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]

Distributor

New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2014]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-159).

Added Author

Buljević, Zrinka, writer of supplementary textual content.

Israeli, Yael, writer of supplementary textual content.

Wight, Karol, 1958- writer of supplementary textual content.

Wypyski, Mark T., writer of supplementary textual content.

Ennion, active 1st century. Works. Selections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JQF 15-71