Г I ^1 VolumVolume Ine viii Prehistory & History of Glassmaking Technology

Editor: Patrick McCray Series Editor: W.D. Kingery Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Toward a Broader View of Glass History and Technology W. Patrick McCray and W. David Kingery 1

SECTION I. GLASS AS MATERIAL CULTURE Antiquity and Utopia: The Paradox in Glass Studies Michael Vickers 17 Post-Medieval Glass: Production, Characterization, and Value Julian Henderson 33 The Glass Flowers Carlo Pantano, Susan Rossi-Wilcox, and David Lange 61 A Gilded and Enamelled Glass Plate in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Stefano Carboni, Lisa Pilosi, and Mark T. Wypyski 79

SECTION II. ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL GLASS PRODUCTION "Kind of Blue": Glass of the Amarna Period Replicated Paul T. Nicholson and Caroline M. Jackson 105 The Mineralogical and Metallurgical Origins of Roman Opaque Colored Glasses Jennifer L. Mass, Richard E. Stone, and Mark T. Wypyski 121 Back to the Roots: The Raw Materials, Glass Recipes, and Glassmaking Practices of Theophilus J.W. Smedley, CM. Jackson, and CA Booth 145 The English Glassmaker and his Search for Raw Materials in the 16th and 17th Centuries David Crossley 167

SECTION HI. CROSS-CRAFT INTERACTION BETWEEN GLASSMAKING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES Interaction between Glassworkers and Ceramists E. Marianne Stern 183 Glass and the Mycenaean Palaces of the Mediterranean Georg Nightingale 205 Glass Coloring Works within a Copper-Centered Industrial Complex in Late Bronze Age Egypt Thilo Rehren, Edgar Pusch, and Anja Herold 227 The Interdependence of Glass and Vitreous Faience Production at Amarna Andrew J. Shortland and Michael S. Tite 251

SECTION IV. THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL GLASSMAKING Reflections of the Roman Empire: The First Century Glass Industry as Seen Through Traditions of Manufacture Christopher Lemke 269 The Development and Diffusion of Glassmaking in Pre-Mongol Russia Thomas Noonan, Roman Kovalev, and Heidi Sherman 293 The Operation of Wood Fired Glass Melting Furnaces Michael Cable 315 The Social Context of Glass Production in Roman Britain Jennifer Price 331 Index 349