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Glass News 19 Glass of the Roman Empire and Elsewhere Glass A celebration of the contribution of Jennifer Price to the study of archaeological glass th th News Tuesday and Wednesday 14 and 15 March 2006 10.00-16.30 at The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, Number 19 January 2006 London W1 Published by THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF GLASS LIMITED This meeting on archaeological glass will include Reg’d Charity: 275236 ISSN 1362-5195 major contributions from David Whitehouse, Yael www.historyofglass.org.uk Israeli, Marie-Dominique Nenna, Marianne Stern, Hilary Cool and Ian Freestone as well as many other speakers. Offers of papers to fill the few remaining IN THIS ISSUE spaces in the programme should be sent as soon as possible to Ian Freestone: School of History and Page 1. AIHV Congress 2006, Meeting: Glass of the Archaeology, Cardiff University, Humanities Roman Empire and Elsewhere Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU Page 2. The International Festival of Glass and Email: [email protected] British Glass Bienale 2006, 8th ESG Conference on Glass Science and Meeting fee: £40 for AHG members, £45 for non- Technology, CRAFTS 2007 International members, £20 for students, to include tea/coffee each Conference, AHG Bursaries day and a wine reception on the Tuesday evening. Page 3. Glass Collaboration Workshops, Roman Glass Furnace Project 2006, Stained Glass Further details will be available later in January from Weekend, Exhibitions at The Corning the AHG Meetings Secretary, Martine Newby: Page 4. Cylinder Glass for restoring the pinery at Garden Flat, 68 Goldhurst Terrace, Tatton Park, Study Day at the Fitzwilliam London NW6 3HT Museum: Review and abstracts Email: [email protected] Page 7. Glass Studies in France, New Stained Glass Tel: +44 (0)20 7624 0192 Gallery opens at the V & A Page 8. Aesthetic Protective Glazing for Stained Glass Windows Page 9. Book reviews Page 11. Books Page 12. Editors’ details AIHV Congress 2006 3rd to 10th September 2006 Antwerp, Belgium The 17th Congress of the Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre (AIHV) takes place in Antwerp later this year. The official languages will be English, French and German. More details will follow in the next issue. However payment of the registration fees is preferred before July 15th, 2006, and so those Jenny Price with one of the presents she received at interested may wish to follow developments using the her retirement party in Durham last September website: http://www.aihv17.ua.ac.be Glass News January 2006 1 The International Festival of CRAFTS 2007 International Conference Glass and British Glass Biennale 2006 CRAFT INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY IN THE ROMAN PROVINCES February 28th to March 3rd, 2007 This year the International Glass Festival and British University of Zurich th Glass Biennale will take place over the weekend 25 - th 28 August 2006, in the West Midlands, with Master In past decades there have been many archaeological st th Classes in the previous week, 21 -24 August. At the discoveries across Europe relating to Roman craft time of writing (January 06) the organisers are still industries. However individual studies often lack an accepting submissions for the Biennale and one of the analysis of the Roman craft industry as a whole, Master Classes is already full. Further information including problems of a social and economic nature. available from the website: www.ifg.org This international conference proposes to present and discuss regional syntheses in a wider context, based th on data gathered within the international project 8 ESG Conference on Glass "Structures, economic and social role of the Roman craft industry in Italy and in the Western provinces of Science and Technology the Empire" (CRAFTS). In addition to talks on the work of the regional research groups, presented by th th 10 - 14 September 2006 invited speakers, space is also reserved for other University of Sunderland contributions devoted to research on the craft industry, particularly on the topic "Continuity and The ESG Conference is held every two years in a change in craft production from the end of the la Tène different host country to promote glass science and period to the Roman era and from late Antiquity to technology and, in particular, to enhance interaction the early medieval period". among experts working on diverse areas such as glass manufacturing, glass archaeology, art and Oral contributions as well as posters are invited. environmental issues, as well as glass science and Further information is available from the website and applications. The conference will cover all aspects of from the organisers (details below). Please register by glass interest, and there will be scientific and the 31st of March 2006; emailed registration is industrially orientated sessions integrated with preferred. Further information will only be sent to sessions focused on the Art, and on the History and those registered. Heritage, of Glass. A day session under the title Address: Tagungsbüro CRAFTS 2007, "When Art Meets Science" is planned to stimulate E.+ S. Deschler-Erb, Universität Zürich, new contacts and cross-fertilisation of ideas. Topics Abteilung Ur- und Frühgeschichte des Historischen will include furnace technologies and refractories, Seminars, Karl-Schmidstr. 4/CH - 8006 Zürich water and sulphur in glass, glass surfaces, nucleation Email: [email protected] and crystallisation, glass art, glass melting and Website: www.prehist.unizh.ch forming and the history and heritage of glass. Tel: 0041 61 201 02 44. Fax: 0041 1 634 49 92 To present a paper at this event, either orally or as poster, please submit a short abstract before 31st AHG Bursaries March 2006. An abstract submission form with instructions on the required layout is available at: http://www.esg2006.co.uk/documents/Abstractguideli The AHG Board has decided that a total of £750 will nesandform.doc or by using the dropdown menu on be available in 2006 to help fund research and/or the web page. The deadline for early registration is participation in conferences. This year preference may 30th June 2006. More information will be added to the be given to students presenting papers at the 17th website as it becomes available. AIHV Congress in Antwerp. Further details and an application form are available from the Hon Secretary, Justine Bayley. Completed applications must be received by 17th March 2006. Glass News January 2006 2 EitherAHG email: justine.baStudyy [email protected] and AGM Stained Glass Weekend or write to: Justine Bayley, English Heritage, Fort Cumberland,Shape Eastney and, Port substancesmouth PO4 9LD II The Stained Glass Museum at Ely will hold a Stained Glass Weekend in London, 26th-28th April 2006. The This meeting will take place on the 22nd of November, weekend will start on Friday afternoon with an 2006. There will be further details in Glass News 20. extensive visit to Goddard and Gibbs stained glass studio and workshop in Bow. On Saturday morning delegates will visit Greenwich: The National Glass Collaboration Maritime Museum, The Painted Hall and Chapel, The Queen's House; in the afternoon a visit to Workshops 2006 Westminster Abbey is planned (to be confirmed); and on Sunday morning there will be a visit of the newly The International Glass Centre at Dudley College, opened Sacred Silver and Stained Glass Gallery at the West Midlands, is organising two Glass Collaboration Victoria and Albert Museum. Workshops: • "Keeping True to your Vision" - Architectural glass Further information from: and stained glass painting, with artist Mark Angus, Email: [email protected] 13th-17th February 2006. Web: www.stainedglassmuseum.com • "Developing New Ranges" drawing on the Italian techniques of the Venetian Glass Maestros, with glass-blower, teacher and scholar William Exhibitions at The Corning Gudenrath, from The Corning Museum of Glass, 14th-18th February 2006. Museum of Glass For further details email: Animals in Glass [email protected] March – July 2006 Website: www.dudleycol.ac.uk/glass "Animals in Glass" explores human attitudes towards other creatures through a display of sculpted glass animals as well as representations of animals in Roman Glass Furnace Project enamel, gemstones, and reliefs. The exhibition covers a wide range, from modern pieces to examples from 2006 ancient Egypt, Islamic art and 19th century Europe. We will be continuing the project we began in 2005 Splitting the Rainbow (see previous issues of Glass News) by rebuilding one Cut Glass in Colour of the wood-fired furnaces, and firing both furnaces April 11 – November 1, 2006 during May 2006. This will enable us to test some Cut glass objects that include colour, such as vases or new ideas based on the experiences of the first firing drinking glasses, are rare finds. Many of the pieces in and to re-design the smaller furnace and the annealing “Splitting the Rainbow” are made of cased glass: oven. Once again, we will be blowing and working made in two or more layers of different colours, glass which conforms to Roman glass compositions. st which is a difficult technique. This exhibition will The three week long firing period will start on 1 May showcase examples of 19th and 20th century coloured cut and end on 21st May, to coincide with the Project th st glass from Europe and the United States contained in the Workshops Open Weekend on 20 and 21 May. Full Museum collection. details will be posted on our website. Glass of the Maharajahs Mark Taylor and David Hill European Crystal Furniture for Indian Royalty The Roman Glassmakers May 19 – November 30, 2006 This is a major exhibition of glass furnishings made It will be possible to visit the project by appointment. for Indian palaces at the turn of the century, including Please email: [email protected] a massive 18-light candelabra in jewel-toned glass, Tel: 01264 889688 or visit the websites at: table fountains of intricately faceted cut glass, a four- www.romanglassmakers.co.uk poster bed and throne-size chairs.
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