Roman Glass: Reflections of Everyday Life by Stuart J. Fleming - 1997-01-01

University Museum Publications. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Pennsylvania Museu, 1/29/1997 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.4016 10.7992 8.0000.

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. Used - Very Good. 1997. Paperback. Pap. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: Archaeology).

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1997. Soft Cover. Good. 8.5 x 11. Antiques.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1997. x, 66 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Roman day; The scents of morning; Cena: a time for good company; Night's darkness: time for the dead; Changing appearances: the weathering of glass.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1997. paperback. New. 8x0x11.

Paperback / softback. New. This lavishly illustrated book places glass in its social setting within the Roman household. The volume was written to accompany the traveling exhibition Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change. Through a series of vignettes, the author tells the story of the development of the glass industry in the Roman Empire and the role of glass in the daily routines of the ancient Romans. During the reign of Rome's first emperor, Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14), as several well-established industries such as pottery- and textile-making were being expanded, the craft of glassmaking was adopted from the East, turned into an industry, and adapted to Roman taste. By the mid-first century A.D. glass rivaled pottery in the domestic marketplace. It was used for tableware and storage containers to hold everything from preserved fish to fine perfumes. Glass featured strongly in the Roman daily routine, from the early morning, when maids would apply perfumed lotions to their mistress in… Read More

Univ Museum Pubns, 1997. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 66 pages. 11.25x8.25x0.25 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1997-01-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!