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1Glass casting — is the process by which cast glass objects, either functional or artistic, are produced by allowing molten glass to solidify in a mould (a process called casting). This technique has been used since the Egyptian period. Modern cast glass is… …
2Glass coloring and color marking — may be obtained by 1) addition of coloring ions,[1][2] by 2) precipitation of nanometer sized colloides (so called striking glasses[1] such as ruby gold [3] or red selenium ruby ),[2] 3) by colored …
3Roman glass — objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts. Glass was used primarily for the production of vessels, although mosaic tiles and window glass were also produced. Roman glass production developed …
4Forest glass — The term Forest glass or the German name Waldglas is given to late Medieval glass produced in North Western Europe from about 1000 1700AD using wood ash and sand as the main raw materials and made in factories known as glass houses in forest… …
5Early modern glass in England — The early modern period in England (c. 1500 1800) brought on a revival in local glass production. Medieval glass had been limited to the small scale production of forest glass for window glass and vessels, predominantly in the WealdKenyon, G.H.,… …
6Anglo-Saxon glass — has been found across England during archaeological excavations of both settlement and cemetery sites. Glass in the Anglo Saxon period was used in the manufacture of a range of objects including vessels, beads, windows and was even used in… …
7industrial glass — Introduction solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …
8Bohemian glass — Jug in Bohemia, Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) by L. Moser Sohne Launch year 13th century Bohemian glass, or Bohemia crystal, is a decorative glass produced in regions of Bohemia and Silesia, now in the current state of the Czech Republic, since the …
9flint glass — /ˈflɪnt glas/ (say flint glahs) noun 1. any colourless glass other than flat glass. 2. Also, optical flint glass. glass of high dispersion made for optical purposes …
10cut glass — cut glass, adj. glass ornamented or shaped by cutting or grinding with abrasive wheels. [1835 45] * * * Glassware characterized by a series of facets, or patterns, cut into its surface. A marked pattern is roughed out on a glass object with a… …
