New Publications
Each year, The Corning Museum of Glass publishes several works pertaining to the history, technology, or art of glass and glassmaking. These publications serve both glass experts and the general public, providing valuable information and reference.
Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants
By David Whitehouse, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Glass, Corning Museum of Glass
with contributions by William Gudenrath and Karl Hans Wedepohl
For many of us, the words "medieval glass" are synonymous with the extraordinary stained glass windows that transform the interiors of so many European churches of the late Middle Ages. This book -- like the exhibition it accompanies -- has a different focus. It is a selective introduction to medieval glass vessels, made in the course of more than 1,000 years, that were intended for eating and drinking, lighting, worship, science, and medicine.
The book examines the history of medieval glass vessels, explores how some of them were made, and explains how, by determining the composition of glass, the chemist makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of developments in glassmaking in the Middle Ages.
$34.95 ($29.70 for Members)
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Islamic Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass
By David Whitehouse, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Glass, Corning Museum of Glass
This beautifully illustrated book presents 595 objects and fragments that were made in Islamic world from the eighth to the 11th centuries. Each entry consists of a color photograph and a detailed description, usually accompanied by a comment on the history and significance of the object and by a listing of similar pieces in other collections. Most of the pieces presented here were in the collection of Ray Winfield Smith, who acquired an extensive assortment of fragments and display pieces.
$75.00 ($63.75 for Members)
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New Glass Review 31
The Corning Museum of Glass, 2010
For three decades, The Corning Museum of Glass has published the annual New Glass Review as a survey of jury-selected works in glass submitted by artists from around the world. This volume features 100 important contemporary sculptures, vessels, and other works in glass by emerging and established artists.
$10.00 ($8.50 for Members)
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Glass Masters at Work: Vittorio Costantini DVD
Vittorio Costantini is a Venetian glass master known for his precisely rendered small flameworked sculptures. He is inspired by nature, and he works with a range of subjects, including multi-colored insects, butterflies, birds, fish, and flowers. Costantini's pieces are celebrated for their accuracy of form and truth to detail. The film, by Academy and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Robin Lehman, was made at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, and it gives students, artists, and anyone interested in the glass arts a unique opportunity to experience Costantini's genius.
$19.95 ($16.96 for Members)
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Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection
By Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass, Corning Museum of Glass
382 pp., 535 color and 110 b/w illustrations
For more than 20 years, longtime Chicago residents and philanthropists Ben W. Heineman Sr. and his wife, Natalie Goldstein Heineman, thoughtfully assembled one of the largest and finest private collections of studio glass sculptures and vessels in the United States.
In 2006, the Heinemans gave their comprehensive collection to The Corning Museum of Glass, supporting the Museum in its role as the leading international repository for the presentation, preservation, and documentation of contemporary studio glass. Reflecting a deep respect for, and commitment to, artists and their work, the Heineman Collection demonstrates the versatility of one material—glass—in exploring and expressing a wide range of ideas in art. Lively in spirit and encyclopedic in scope, the Heineman Collection includes 240 objects, dating from 1969 to 2005, by 87 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. This engaging and richly illustrated book showcases the artists and art works in the Heineman Collection, and it reveals the extraordinary diversity of contemporary studio glass.
$65.00 ($55.25 for Members)
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Master Class VII: Beadmaking with Kristina Logan DVD
Kristina Logan is internationally recognized for her precisely patterned, delicate glass beads, which she combines with metalwork to create both jewelry and functional objects. Says Logan, "Beads are part of my lifelong fascination with art and ornamentation. Glass beads form an historical thread, connecting people and cultures throughout our history."
She has served as the president of the International Society of Beadmakers, and is a committed educator. Her desire to share her knowledge of the material has been an inspiration to glass beadmakers around the world, as well as to her students at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass.
In this video, Logan demonstrates her process of beadmaking at the torch, finishing the glass by cold working, and incorporating both her glass and silverwork into completed pieces of jewelry. She also discusses the history of glass beads and shares the philosophy of her work.
$19.95 ($16.96 for Members)
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Glass Masters at Work: Mark Matthews DVD
Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Robin Lehman, reveals the process behind the work of Mark Matthews, renowned for the impressive range of techniques he employs to produce complex geometric patterns and realistic interpretations of animal pelts within glass spheres. He is a master marble-maker, and uses the simple spherical shape as a device to unify ancient and modern techniques with sophisticated colors. Matthews draws heavily from historical influences spanning the 3,500-year history of glassmaking.
Filmed at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, and set to a dramatic musical score, this film allows students, artists, and anyone interested in the glass arts, the unique opportunity to experience the genius of this master glassmaker.
$19.95 ($16.96 for Members)
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New Glass Review 30
The Corning Museum of Glass, 2009
The Corning Museum of Glass publishes the annual New Glass Review, now in its 30th year, as a survey of jury-selected works in glass submitted by artists from around the world. From the thousands of submitted slides, a jury of glass experts selects 100 images, which are then published in this spectacular collection by The Corning Museum of Glass in conjunction with the German periodical, Neues Glas (New Glass).
$10.00 ($8.50 for Members)
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Journal of Glass Studies, Vol. 50, 2008
351 pp., illustrations.
This volume marks a half-century of glass research with a look back at the founding of the publication, followed by 16 articles on a wide variety of topics. Three French contributors discuss aspects of glass production in antiquity, and a team of three scholars offers two accounts of early glassmaking in Israel. There is also an illustrated catalog of early Islamic gold sandwich glass in The Corning Museum of Glass. Reports on European glass include studies of a 16th-century Venetian goblet, masterworks of early German glass engraving, and chandeliers made at the Nǿstetangen glassworks in Norway. Two articles focus on technical and art-historical analyses of the famed Hope Goblet in The British Museum, and another pair of articles describe experiments in the reconstruction of Roman wood-fired glassworking furnaces.
American glass is represented by the analysis of an unpublished document about the beginning of opalescent glass (an agreement between Louis C. Tiffany and the French-born glassmaker Louis Heidt), and a survey of glass in the Smithsonian Institution donated by American manufacturers in the early years of the 20th century.
$40.00 ($34.00 for Members)
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Contemporary Glass Sculptures and Panels: Selections from The Corning Museum of Glass
By Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass, Corning Museum of Glass
Contemporary Glass Sculptures and Panels presents the work of 68 artists represented in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass, along with biographical sketches of the individual artists. Among the international artists included in this generously illustrated volume are Larry Bell, Howard Ben Tré, Dale Chihuly, Václav Cigler, Brian Clarke, Jun Kaneko, Marian Karel, Karen LaMonte, Silvia Levenson, Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Donald Lipski, Harvey Littleton, Josiah McElheny, Tom Patti, Robert Rauschenberg, Jill Reynolds, Judith Schaechter, Kiki Smith, Lino Tagliapietra, Bertil Vallien, and Christopher Wilmarth.
$40.00 ($34.00 for Members)
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Glass Masters at Work: Lino Tagliapietra DVD
Academy and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Robin Lehman catches the drama and intensity of maestro Lino Tagliapietra creating his inventive works in glass. Filmed at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass during a special, private workshop, and dramatically set to music for a dazzling sensory experience, this film allows students, artists, and anyone interested in glass the unique opportunity to experience the genius of this master glassmaker.
$19.95 ($16.96 for Members)
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Glass Masters at Work: Pino Signoretto DVD
Academy and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Robin Lehman catches the drama and intensity of maestro Pino Signoretto creating his inventive works in glass. Filmed at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass and dramatically set to music for a dazzling sensory experience, this film allows students, artists, and anyone interested in glass art and history the unique opportunity to experience the genius of this master glassmaker.
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