Glass of the alchemists : lead crystal-gold ruby, 1650-1750 / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, with contributions by Colin Brain, ... [et al.].

Title: 
Glass of the alchemists : lead crystal-gold ruby, 1650-1750 / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, with contributions by Colin Brain, ... [et al.].

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Author/Artist: 
Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, Dedo von.
Publisher: 
Corning, N.Y. : Corning Museum of Glass, c2008.
Description: 
356 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 33 cm.
Other Authors: 
Brain, Colin.
Corning Museum of Glass.
Format of Material: 
Books
Photographs
Subjects: 
Glass manufacture Europe 17th century History Exhibitions.
Glass manufacture Europe 18th century History Exhibitions.
Glass manufacture Chemistry Europe 17th century History Exhibitions.
Glass manufacture Chemistry Europe 18th century History Exhibitions.
Ruby glass Europe 17th century Exhibitions.
Ruby glass Europe 18th century Exhibitions.
Crystal glass Europe 17th century Exhibitions.
Crystal glass Europe 18th century Exhibitions.
Alchemy Exhibitions.
Alchemy in art Exhibitions.
Bib ID: 
103865
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
TP851.K41
Location: 
Ready Reference
Call Number: 
TP851.K41
Location: 
Secured Stacks
Call Number: 
TP851.K41
Location: 
Rights & Reproduction Master Collection
Call Number: 
TP851.K41
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Notes: 
Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title held June 27, 2008-January 4, 2009 at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-337) and index.
Contents: 
Foreword / David Whitehouse --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk --
Alchemy as the imitator of nature / Pamela H. Smith --
What alchemists knew : early modern chymistry / William R. Newman --
Depicting alchemy : illustrations from Antonio Neri's 1599 manuscript / Paul Engle --
Itineraries of glass innovation : Johann Rudolf Glauber and his followers / Werner Loibl --
Late 17th-century changes in Bohemian glassmaking / Olga Drahotová --
Johann Joachim Becher and the beginnings of Baroque glassmaking in central Europe / Martin Mádl --
Vitrum saturni : lead glass in Britain / Colin Brain --
Gold ruby glass / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk --
Catalog / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk --
The "alchemy" of glass today.
ISBN: 
9780872901698

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 80.3.12, p. 141, #1 -- 56.3.33, p. 142, #2 -- 70.1.13, p. 143, #3 -- 65.3.11, p. 144, #4 -- 2006.3.78, p. 145, #5 -- 64.3.88, p. 146, #6 -- 2000.3.16, p. 148, #7 -- 2000.3.17, p. 149, #8 -- 54.3.108, p. 150, #9 -- RL.52.3.2008-5, p. 151-152, #10-d -- RL.52.3.2008-4, p. 151-152, #10-e -- RL.52.3.2008-6, p. 151-153, #10-f -- RL.52.3.2008-7, p. 151-153, #10-g -- RL.52.3.2008-8, p. 151-153, #10-h -- 89.3.27, p. 154, #11 -- 91.3.36, p. 156, #12 -- 79.3.475, p. 157, #13 -- 79.3.266, p. 160, #14 -- 79.3.167, p. 162, #15 -- 79.3.158, p. 165, #16 -- 66.3.49, p. 166, #17 -- 50.2.4, p. 167, #18 -- 63.2.7, p. 168, #19 -- 50.2.2, p. 170, #20 -- 79.2.74, p. 172, #21 -- 54.2.12, p. 175, #23 -- 60.2.34, p. 176, #24 -- 50.2.27, p. 177, #25 -- 61.2.7, p. 178, #26 -- 79.2.76, p. 178, #27 -- 66.2.20, p. 179, #28 -- 79.2.151, p. 180, #29 -- 79.2.157, p. 181, #30 -- 79.2.284, p. 181, #31 -- 79.2.119, p. 182, #32 -- 79.2.108, p. 183, #33 -- 70.2.23, p. 184, #34 -- 58.2.2, pp. 184-184, #35 -- 91.2.10, p. 186-187, #36 -- 79.3.406, p. 188-189, #37 -- 56.3.74, p. 190, #38 -- 70.3.315, p. 191, #39 -- 65.3.84, p. 193, #41 -- 86.3.84, p. 193, #42 -- 79.3.515, p. 194-195, #43 -- 50.3.39, p. 196, #44 -- 79.3.1100, p. 197, #45 -- 61.3.141, p.198, #46 -- 79.3.262, p. 199, #47 -- 79.3.249, p. 200-201, #48 -- 79.3.359, p. 202-203, #49 -- 56.3.95, p. 204-205, #50 -- 82.3.78, p. 206-207, #51 -- 61.3.138, p. 208-209, #52 -- 79.3.270, p. 210, #53 -- 79.3.537, p. 211, #54 -- 65.3.109, p. 212, #55 -- 79.3.524, p. 212, #56 -- 79.3.1223, p. 213, #57 -- 74.3.29, p. 214-215, #58 -- 65.3.56, p. 216-217, #59 -- 52.3.20, p. 218, #60 -- 72.3.16, p. 220-223, #62 -- 99.3.2, p. 224-225, #63 -- 79.3.513, p. 228-229, #65 -- 79.3.1002, p. 230, #66 -- 79.3.299, p. 232-233, #69 -- 58.3.185, p. 234-235, #70 -- 79.3.328, p. 236-237, #71 -- 79.3.258, p. 238-239, #72 -- RL.54.3.2008, p. 240, #73 -- RL.78.3.2008, p. 243, #74 -- 67.3.11, p. 244, #75 -- 64.3.19, p. 247, #78 -- 79.3.318, p. 248, #79 -- 72.3.49, p. 249, #80 -- L.73.3.2008, p. 254, #83 -- L.71.3.2008, p. 255, #84 -- 79.3.309, p. 258-259, #86 -- RL.53.3.2008, p. 260, #87 -- 77.3.8, p. 261, #88 -- L.74.3.2008, p. 262, #89 -- 79.3.574, p. 263, #90 -- L.75.3.2008, p. 264, #91 -- L.69.3.2008, p. 265, #92 -- RL.86.3.2008, p. 266, #93 -- L.72.3.2008, p. 269, #95 -- RL.79.3.2008, p. 270, #96 -- RL.77.3.2008, p. 271, #97 -- 79.3.308, p. 272, #98 -- RL.85.3.2008, p. 273, #99 -- RL.55.3.2008, p. 273, #100 -- RL.76.3.2008, p. 274, #101 -- RL.56.3.2008, p. 277, #103 -- 71.3.170, p. 278, #104 -- 59.3.46, p. 279, #105 -- 58.3.159, pp. 282-283, #108 -- 79.3.310, p. 283, right -- 83.3.18, p. 284-285, #109 -- 61.3.9, p. 286-287, #110 -- 99.3.37, p. 288-291, #111 -- 99.3.37 A, p. 288-291, #111 -- 99.3.37 B, p. 288-291, #111 -- 99.3.37 C, p. 288-291, #111 -- 99.3.37 D, p. 288-291, #111 -- 57.7.15, p. 292, #112 -- RL.57.3.2008, p. 293, #113 -- RL.58.7.2008, p. 294-295, #114 -- RL.59.7.2008, p. 294-295, #114 -- 57.6.10, p. 296-298, #115 -- 55.6.17, p. 299, #116 (right) -- 55.6.17 A, p. 299, #116 (right) -- 55.6.17 B, p. 299, #116 (right) -- 69.6.1, p. 300, #117.