Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1999. Hardcover. VG/VG. Forest green boards with gilt stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with orange and blue lettering. xii, 208 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Follow the way social attitudes and historical events-among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues-influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday life, from the lady-of-the-house's cosmetic preparations each morning to the setting of table for the evening meal. Included are two special appendices: one considers the technology of ancient glassmaking, the other summarizes ancient opinions on the properties and merits of glass. -Amazon. (Inventory #: 166363)