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The Corning Museum! which owns the greatest glass collection in the world!
Recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Its collection of Roman glass is one
of the largest anywhere. This is a truly spectacular production! with a colour
photo and profile drawing of every object. Various objects have Greek
inscriptions; Christian and Jewish symbols; zoomorphic! vegetal! and abstract
motifs. Two volumes cover nearly a millennium of Roman history! Treating
everything from fragments to such renowned masterpieces as the Morgan Cup! the
Paris Plate! and the Daphne Ewer. - Hudson Hills Press has a track record of
important and successful publications in this field: American Glass 1760-1930
and Early Ancient Glass The second in a two-volume celebration of the collection of Roman glass
held in the Corning Museum of Glass. It features a colour photograph and
profile drawing of every object, including the Morgan Cup, the Paris Plate and
the Daphne Ewer. Both fragments and renowned masterpieces are covered.
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