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Glass exchange between Europe and China, 1550-1800 : diplomatic, mercantile and technological interactions /
- Title
- Glass exchange between Europe and China, 1550-1800 : diplomatic, mercantile and technological interactions / Emily Byrne Curtis.
- Author
- Curtis, Emily Byrne.
- Publication
- Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 156 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
- Subjects
- Glass trade > China > History
- Glass manufacture > Italy > Venice > History
- Enameled glass > Italy > Venice > History
- Glass trade > Italy > Venice > History
- Glass manufacture > China > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-150) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Wonder and desire : the glass was most beautiful -- New notions of seeing : mirrors and lenses -- Panes of glass : windows and paintings -- Diplomatic overtures : the Daren (great personage) from the Vatican -- Glass : "pieces as beautiful as our aventurine" -- Cristalli : four cases of precious glass -- "White gold" : a magical substance -- Enamel materials : a technological transfer -- Carrying treasure to China : the Albion.
- ISBN
- 9780754663164 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0754663167 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008023026
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library