Catalogue of more than 300 examples of pre-Islamic and Islamic glass objects that are held in the Khalili Collection. The objects are grouped according to techniques of manufacture and decoration, and chronologically; the catalogue illustrating the development of glass making technology from its Byzantine and Sasanian beginnings into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when European makers found new inspiration in Islamic forms. Mould formed glass and vessels with applied decoration, especially enamelling are well represented in the collection, and those with carved decoration are outstanding.

Glass: From Sasanian Antecedents to European Imitations (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL XV)

Arts & Photography

Shalem, Avinoam

Goldstein, Sidney M.

Kröger, Jens

Gibson, Melanie

Nasser, Nahla

History & Criticism

<p>919 objects are described and illustrated in black and white. 36 color plates, and 6 fold-out plates of profiles.</p>

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass (Catalog Series)

Corning Museum of Glass

<p>Catalogue of more than 300 examples of pre-Islamic and Islamic glass objects that are held in the Khalili Collection. The objects are grouped according to techniques of manufacture and decoration, and chronologically; the catalogue illustrating the development of glass making technology from its Byzantine and Sasanian beginnings into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when European makers found new inspiration in Islamic forms. Mould formed glass and vessels with applied decoration, especially enamelling are well represented in the collection, and those with carved decoration are outstanding.</p>

Glass: From Sasanian Antecedents to European Imitations (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)

Religion & Spirituality

Khalili Collections

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