The alchemy of glass : counterfeit, imitation, and transmutation in ancient glassmaking
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Beretta, Marco,
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TP850 .B47 2009
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Glass blowing and working -- Historiography.
Glass manufacture -- Chemistry.
Glass manufacture -- Historiography.
Glassware, Ancient.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Glass manufacture -- Chemistry.
Glassware, Ancient.
Other Subjects
Alchemie.
Glas.
Glasblasen.
Glasblåsning -- historia.
Glasherstellung -- Geschichte Altertum.
Glasherstellung.
Glasindustrie.
Glass blowing and working -- Historiography.
Glass manufacture -- Chemistry.
Glass manufacture -- Historiography.
Glassware, Ancient.
Oudheid.
Techniek.
Teknikhistoria.
Verre -- Fabrication -- Historiographie.
Verrerie antique.

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Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.
Description
"The present study illustrates how glass played an important role in ancient technical and alchemical literature, and how the chemical operations devised to improve glass making inspired by alchemists to better define the theoretical boundaries of their discipline and, more specifically, the concept of transmutation."--Book jacket.
Language
Text in English.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Beretta, M. (2009). The alchemy of glass: counterfeit, imitation, and transmutation in ancient glassmaking . Science History Publications/USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Beretta, Marco. 2009. The Alchemy of Glass: Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking. Sagamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications/USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Beretta, Marco. The Alchemy of Glass: Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking Sagamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications/USA, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Beretta, M. (2009). The alchemy of glass: counterfeit, imitation, and transmutation in ancient glassmaking. Sagamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications/USA.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Beretta, Marco. The Alchemy of Glass: Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking Science History Publications/USA, 2009.

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