The encyclopedia of glass paperweights / Paul Hollister, Jr.

Title: 
The encyclopedia of glass paperweights / Paul Hollister, Jr.

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Author/Artist: 
Hollister, Paul M., 1918-2004.
Description: 
vi, 312 pages, [24] pages of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Format of Material: 
Books
Microform
Subjects: 
Paperweights.
Glass Dictionaries.
Bib ID: 
74281
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5440.P3.H74 1986
Location: 
Microforms
Call Number: 
F-18968
Location: 
Secured Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5440.P3.H74 1986
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Notes: 
Reprint. Originally published: New York : C.N. Potter, c1969 (1970 printing)
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 290-299.
c. 2 Gift; Douglas and Ellen Van Mater; 2015
CMG objects: p. [6], [82-83], [93], 131, [143].
Contents: 
Paperweight genesis --
Egyptian mosaic and Roman millefiori --
The part played by Venice --
Bohemian-Silensian millefiori and paperweights --
The victorian context --
The individual makers --
Baccarat --
St. Louis --
Clichy --
Other French factories --
Bacchus and Islington --
Whitefriars --
Other English factories --
The New England Glass Company --
Sandwich --
Gillinder --
Other American factories --
Sulphides --
Modern paperweights --
Examinations of paperweights --
Testing for refractive index
ISBN: 
0933756100 (pbk.) : $24.50

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 55.1.2, p. 9 (fig. 2) -- D83.3.76 (fig. 16, 60, col. fig. 19) -- 55.3.73, p. 40-41 (ill. 8) -- 55.3.116, p. 52 (fig. 14A) -- 55.3.112, p. 68 (fig. 44) -- 55.3.107, p. 69 (fig. 47) -- 55.3.84, p. 69 (fig. 48) -- 55.3.103, p. 71 (fig. 50, col. fig. 16) -- 55.3.93, p. 74 (fig. 54) -- 83.3.172, p. 75 (fig. 56) -- 55.3.77, p. 76 (fig. 58) -- 55.3.67, p. 80 (fig. 64) -- 55.3.68, p. 91 (fig. 68B) -- 55.3.71, p. 93 (fig. 73) -- 55.3.105, p. 97 (fig. 83) -- 55.3.115, p. 107 (fig. 111, col. fig. 37) -- 63.3.36 (col. fig. 41) -- 55.3.78, p. 138 (fig. 155) -- 83.3.102, p. 141 (fig. 160) -- 83.2.23, p. 157 (fig. 169?) -- 83.2.19, p. 171 (fig. 176) -- 83.2.22, p. 182-184 (fig. 185) -- D72.4.198, p. 207 (fig. 201) -- 83.4.64, p. 238 (fig. 214, top row) -- 83.4.69, p. 239 (fig. 215) -- 83.3.1, p. 244-245 (col. fig. 121-122) -- 55.3.92, p. 263 (fig. 228) -- D72.3.100, p. 263 (fig. 229).