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Theophilus and the Composition of Medieval Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Ian C. Freestone
Ian C. Freestone*
Affiliation:
British Museum, Department of Scientific Research, Great Russell St, London WCIB 3DG, U.K.
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Abstract

Current understanding of medieval glass composition is compared with the instructions for the preparation and use of glass outlined by Theophilus in the early twelfth century. The points are illustrated by analyses of glasses from a range of objects and locations. They include the Westminster Retable, the pavement at Cluny Cathedral, Romanesque Mosan enamels on copper, Abbey windows from San Vincenzo in Italy and early enamelled glass vessels which are likely to have been made in Venice.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 739
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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