Curtis Emily Byrne:
Glass Exchange Between Europe And China, 1550-1800
Diplomatic, Mercantile And Technological Interactions
Ashgate Publishing Group (United Kingdom), 2008
Hardback, 180 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780754663164
ISBN-10: 0754663167
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Glass Exchange Between Europe And China, 1550-1800
Explores the subject of lenses, spectacles, aventurine glass, and windows found in China from the sixteenth century. This work traces their technological development back to the glassworks in Murano, Venice, and explores their significance in terms of Venice's commerce with China.
