Glass
by Lanmon, Dwight P., Whitehouse, David, Archäologe, USA
fromThe Robert Lehman Collection
By the time of his death in 1904, critics, arts reformers, and government officials were near universal in their praise of Art Nouveau designer Emile Galle (1846-1904), whose works they described as the essence of French design. Many went so far as to argue that the artist's cre…
Glass Construction is one of the most varied and innovative areas of structural design. Glass connects exterior and interior spaces; at the same time, it protects the interior space from the outside world. Its constructional possibilities go far beyond classical window construct…
Vitrum: il vetro fra arte e scienza nel mondo romano
This is a reference work on working with glass. This volume aims to show the wide range of possiblilities for using glass in construction, beginning with a historical overview of glass in architecture and explores the principles of construction, with such practical aspects as fi…
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