Customer Reviews
Transparent goodies - By: Robin Benson, 31 Oct 2004 
I think this may well become the standard reference guide for glass collectors. Beautifully designed, accessible & I thought very comprehensive in its coverage. Starting with blown & cased glass then pressed & moulded, iridescent, enamelled, painted, stained, engraved & finallly cut glass. Each of these sections is broken down into national styles, for instance, the Scandinavian section of blown & cased glass covers Kosta Boda, Orrefors, Holmegaard, Riihimaki & Karhula-Iittala. All the glass shown has a caption that includes a dimension & price guide. The back of the book includes a glossary, dealer & museum addresses & that alll-important index.
A particularly interesting chapter is the last one, contemporary & studio glass. Eighty-two artists are featured with one or two examples of their work. This is beautiful fine art glass & with some items it is hard to believe that they are made out of such a brittle substance. Predictably, there is not much in this section costing less than a thousand dollars.
I think it is worth commenting on the presentation. All the pages are very cleanly designed with typographic clarity for the main text, captions, key dates & designer information. The photos (over a 1,100) are presented as cutouts & almost jump off the page, alll this glass looks just stunning.
