Point Engraving on Glass (Decorative Arts Library)

Language: English

Published by Walker Books Ltd, London, 1997

0744518946 / 9780744518948

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POINT ENGRAVING ON GLASS. Laurence Whistler. Walker Books, London 1992 First Edition ISBN 9780744518948 94pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in mint unread condition quarter bound in black linen to illustrated laminated boards, a dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square. Engraving on glass promises immense expressive potential, manipulating light as no other medium. Whistler writes: "We all crave light, feast on it every day, utterly depend on it, and dread total darkness as equivalent to blindness. Light rules. And engraved glass, in its unobtrusive way of celebrates this truth. With the insight of an expert and innovative practitioner, Laurence Whistler explains the development of point engravings, its flowering in Venice and Holland from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, a long hiatus after the demise of Dutch stipple engraving in the early nineteenth century, and its modern revival from the 1940's. Featured pieces range from Amen glasses, goblets and bowls to Whistler's own church window in Dorset. The text is enlivened throughout with poetry and other quotation, selected with the author's specialised eye.The book also features suggestions for further reading and a list of places to visit with holdings of point engraved glass. As with its sister volumes, discerning readers will find the format and the contents of this title in the Decorative Arts Library refreshing and delightful. Ref T5.…

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Title
Point Engraving on Glass (Decorative Arts Library)
Author
Whistler, Laurence
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd, London
Publication year
1997
Condition
Mint
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0744518946
ISBN 13
9780744518948
Edition
First Edition
Dimensions
94pp

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