Useful Links
Associations:
L'Association
Internationale pour l'Histoire du
Verre
The
Glass Association
The
Glass Circle
The
British Society of Master Glass Painters
The
British Society of Scientific Glass Blowers
The
Guild of Glass Engravers
The
Society of Glass Technology
Museums:
Broadfield
House Glass Museum
Museum
of London
The
World of Glass
Web
sites:
WorldArtGlass
Pioneering
Glass
Roman
Glassmakers
Science
International
Network on Byzantine Glass Tesserae
Bibliographies:
Using
glass fragments as tools
Bookshops:
David Giles
Ancient Art Books
Thomas
Heneage Art Books
L'Association
Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre
An international organisation devoted to advancing knowledge about
glass - its use, history and aesthetic qualities from antiquity to
present times. The Association for the History of Glass acts
as
the British Section.
The Glass
Association
The Glass Association is a national society which aims to promote the
understanding and appreciation of glass and glassmaking methods
and
generally to increase public interest in the whole subject of
glass. The Association concerns itself with all types of
glass from 18th Century to modern and through its visits, meetings and
publications caters for a wide range in glass interests from collector,
dealer and museum curator to those involved in glass manufacture.
The Glass Circle
The Glass Circle is a Society based in London, England for the
appreciation and understanding of Glass
The
British Society of Master Glass Painters
The British Society of Master Glass Painters, founded in 1921, is
Britain's only organisation devoted exclusively to the art and craft of
stained glass. The web site includes a useful searchable
index to the contents of the Journal of Stained Glass.
The
British Society of Scientific Glass Blowers
The Society was founded in 1960 for the benefit of those engaged in
Scientific Glassblowing and its associated professions and to uphold
and further the status of Scientific Glassblowers. It holds meetings
and generally exists to encourage and promote higher standards of skill
and technical knowledge of glass and related instruments and apparatus.
The
Guild of Glass Engravers
The Guild of Glass Engravers was founded in 1975 by a small group of
British engravers who were keen to establish a professional body for
this art form. The primary aims of the Guild are to promote the highest
standards of creative design and craftsmanship in glass
engraving. It welcomes new members who have, or wish to
develop, an interest in glass engraving.
The
Society of Glass Technology
The objects of the Society of Glass Technology are to encourage and
advance the study of the history, art, science, design, manufacture,
after treatment, distribution and end use of glass of any and every
kind. They hold meeting and publish books and
journals. A new series of publications has just been
launched. The intention is to reprint significant text books
on Glass Technology which are now out of print and in many cases
virtually unobtainable. The first book in the
series is The Art of Glass by Antonio Neri, in Christopher Merrett's
translation.
Broadfield
House Glass Museum
Located in the West Midlands, the Broadfield House Glass Museum has a
collection of British glass dating from the 18th century to modern
pieces. There is a regularly changing exhibition programme
and a studio where visitors can watch glass blowers at work.
Museum
of London
The ceramics and glass collection is part of the Museum of London's
designated collections. Individual items from the collection are on
display in the Museum's galleries at London Wall, but the majority of
items are in a newly-developed facility at the Museum's centre at
Mortimer Wheeler House. You can explore the ceramics and glass
resources and search the 25,000 catalogue records.
The World of Glass
Situated in the heart of the Victorian coal and glass town of St
Helens, The World of Glass has something to offer people of all
ages. The Glass Roots gallery houses an important glass
collection, and in the Cone Building is the remarkably well preserved
relics of a Siemens regenerative continuous window glass furnace.
WorldArtGlass
This site provides a guide to art glass and crystal around the World.
It includes extensive links lists for galleries, studios and museums,
sources of information, events, organizations, publications and so on.
Our purpose is to build the best resource for art glass on the internet.
Pioneering
glass
A web site devoted to drinking glasses made in England and for English
people in the 17th century.
Roman
Glassmakers
The website of the glassmakers Mark Taylor and David Hill who
specialise in reproducing a wide range of reproductions of Roman glass
vessels. There is much detail on the reconstruction of
techniques. Their Newsletter is archived on this site.
Using
glass fragments as tools
The following links take you to a slightly esoteric area of glass
studies - the continuing use of flaked stone technology using glass as
a raw material.
A bibliography dealing with
Australian
examples
A site with bibliography and illustrations of the phenomenon within
Roman
Britain
.
Science
sites
A variety of sites showing how scientific studies can shed light on the
history of glass and glassmaking is assembled under the heading
National Science
Week 2004.
